23. Raghu Nandan Maru – President, Cement Manufacturers Association of Nepal

Raghu Nandan Maru is the President of the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nepal and the Managing Director of Shivam Cement. He was elected to lead the association in August 2024 at its 20th Annual General Meeting, for a three-year term. Maru comes from a family with deep roots in the mining sector. By his own account, the family has been active in mining for about 45 years and in cement production for about 25 years. He says it was the first Nepali private-sector family to enter mining extraction. As association president, he has stressed cooperation among cement producers, the government, and the wider private sector. He has focused on industry stability, quality production, market management, banking issues, and supporting sectors such as limestone mining and forestry. He has also spoken about the difficulty that most of Nepal’s mines lie within forest areas.