Industry

Prachi Agarwal has been appointed as the President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries Youth Entrepreneurs Forum (CNIYEF) for the year 2022-23, becoming the first woman to hold that position.

Her journey in the business world started with a bachelor’s degree in business management from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Commerce and Economics located in Mumbai, India.

She also went on to pursue a master's in Finance and Marketing from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and a Masters's in Interior Designing from the United Arab Emirates.

On the practical front, she interned with Nepal Investment Bank in 2008 for three months. She also worked as an Account Executive with J. Walter Thomson, an advertising company, before becoming the managing director at Ferns n Petals Nepal.

She is currently the executive director at Kunal Floor and Furnishing, a trading home furnishing brand, and Kkconcepts, a luxury interior store.

She joined CNIYEF four years back and took on the presidency position from Amun Thapa, the chief executive officer of Sastodeal.