Binod Chaudhary controls CG Corp Global and is Nepal's sole billionaire listed in Forbes list of Billionaires. His biggest assets are a controlling stake in Nepal's Nabil Bank and CG Foods, maker of the popular Wai Wai noodles.
Wai Wai has overseas factories in India, Serbia and Bangladesh with a new one being constructed in Egypt. It plans to launch a range of sauces.
CG's hotel assets consist of 135 owned and managed properties, including a string of luxury hotels with India's Taj hotel chain.
His sons Nirvana in Nepal and Rahul and Varun, who live overseas, help him run the group. Nirvana and Rahul are managing directors of the group.