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Sundar Prasad Dahal has over 32 years experience in worldwide logistic service and trade promotion. Besides being the Founder and Managing Director of Starlight Express, Mr. Dahal also holds the same position for DSP Export and Leisure Asia Cargo Nepal. Earlier he served as Executive Board Member (Second time elected) for Nepal Freight Forwarding Association (NEFFA), South Asia Federation of Freight Forwarders (SAFFA) and Nepal Mediators Society. He also worked as Export/Import& Excise duty Committee Member of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FNCCI) and as an Export Advising Committee Member of Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC). His work experience also includes serving as a Commercial Dispute Mediator at Supreme Court of Nepal, Mediator’s Society Since 2007.

Mr. Dahal earned his Bachelor’s Degree with major in English, Political Science and Sociology from Tri Chandra College. Mr. Sundar Prasad Dahal has attended several trainings and has been certified accordingly. His trainings and achievement include:

• Training in IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations from GPs Institute for DGR IATA Accredited School, Delhi
• IATA Cargo Marketing Course from Singapore in 2003
• Business English Course from British Council, Kathmandu
• Mediators Training Course, Training on Commercial Mediation course Supported by ARD, Inc. Rule of Law Project and USAID Organized by FNCCI, Nepal Bar Association and National Judicial Academy. (June-August 2006)
• Training in cool supply chain managements including: Temperature control shipment handling
• Training for Bio- Hazardous shipment handling: Nepal/India 2003 & 2007

Trainer for Supply Chain Management:

Stage II TOT on ITC’s Modular learning System in International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management and Trainer at FNCCI & NEFFA

Trainer Freight Forwarding and Multimodal Transport:

TOT on Training Fundamentals, Freight forwarding and multimodal transport conducted by United Nations ESCAP

Certificate of Appreciation:

Federation of Asia Pacific Air Cargo Association (FAPPA) in the year 2003

Represented Nepal for

The Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award 2004 for the first time from Nepal. (Sponsored by the TT club, FIATA and IATA)

Conference Attended

• TIACA Conference (2003)
• FAPPA Conference (2003 & 2005)
• SAFFA Conference (2004)
• Training On Elicited Drug Trafficking Control (2001-2004)
• Aviation Training and Development Institute
• Netherlands Govt. 2007