December 18: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has finally got a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after a four-year gap. A NTB board meeting held under the chairmanship of the Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation, Dinesh Thapaliya appointed Deepak Raj Joshi as the new CEO. 

The board selected Joshi as the most eligible candidate. The other two contenders for the post were Gyaneshwor Prasad Singh Mahato and Gyanendra Ratna Tuladhar. Joshi got 39.5 votes and will now lead the NTB for the next four years. 

The position of CEO had remained vacant at NTB since November 2011, after the then CEO Prachanda Man Shrestha completed his tenure.