Kathmandu, Jan. 25 -- When Akshay Golyan speaks about leadership, he is precise. "When you start treating a company like your child," he said, "your logic becomes personal rather than business."

It's a telling philosophy for understanding the 37-year-old chairman and managing director of the Golyan Group, one of Nepal's most diversified industrial conglomerates. In December 2025, Golyan formally assumed leadership from his father, Pawan Golyan, taking the helm of operations that span manufacturing, exports, energy, and agriculture across more than sixty countries, employing nearly ten thousand people.

His ascent comes at a moment when Nepal's private sector faces deep structural constraints and rising public scrutiny. Golyan occupies a ...