Druk Holding and Investments, DHI’s Chief Executive Officer, Ujjwal Deep Dahal has been selected among the top ten sovereign wealth fund executives in Asia by the AsianInvestor. AsianInvestor is a part of the UK-based publishing group Haymarket Media. It is the leading publication dedicated to Asia’s investment industry, with a particular focus on asset owners. It has identified 10 outstanding executives implementing best practices and innovative thinking across sovereign wealth funds operating in the region.
The publication has praised DHI as an exemplary catalytic wealth fund that aims to protect wealth and promote national development.
The publication stated that CEO Ujjwal Deep Dahal has been instrumental in collaborating DHI with Bhutan Foundation USA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to set up a Super Fab Lab in the country in 2022.
The fabrication laboratory is the fourth of its kind in the world equipped with technology in research and prototyping.
According to the CEO, the recognition is significant as it means that the country is communicating with international investors and is open to credible
“AsianInvestor is one of the very credible platforms. What is more important is the message that DHI as the investment arm of the Royal Government; we are open to investment in strategic areas that we work in. This is a message to all the credible investors in India and the region and globally that we look forward to partnering and taking forward investment in a strategic area.”
The publication also acclaimed the DHI for the strategic crypto-mining partnership it forged with Singapore-based Bitdeer Technologies Group, last year.
“Also what is important for us going forward is DHI looks at five different areas of investment, which is in the area of energy and resources and importantly we are also interested in looking at geothermal, solar, and batteries. The other four areas we are working on are mines and minerals, and digital assets, in the areas of technology building and innovative ecosystem. These were the works we have been propagating. It is from the executive’s interviews, and especially the market data that AsianInvestor looks at,” added the CEO.
The AsianInvestor’s top ten sovereign wealth fund executives in Asia also include executives from Saudi Arabia, Brunei, China, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Norway, Indonesia, and South Korea.
Sonam Yuden
Edited by Kipchu
