Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced the appointment of Mesfin Tasew Bekele as chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group, effective March 23, 2022.
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Mr. Tasew has been a successor to the former CEO of the Airline group, Tewolde GebreMariam whose early retirement request due to health issues has been approved by the board.
Mr. Tasew has 38 years of experience in airline management and operations in the areas of
aircraft maintenance and engineering, procurement, information technology, flight operations, capability development, capacity building, development of corporate strategies, airline operation management, and corporate leadership.
He earned Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Open University in the UK, MSc degree in Electrical Engineering specializing in Communications Engineering from Addis Ababa University, and BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Addis Ababa University.
Mr. Tasew has been serving as a Chief Executive Officer of ASKY Airlines since 2021 and has
led the airline with a profitable growth strategy until the time of his new appointment.
He has served as a Chief Operating Officer of Ethiopian Airlines from 2010 –2021 and successfully led the operation of the airline in an efficient and cost effective way by optimizing processes and developing internal resources to cope up with the airlines growth strategy.
Besides, he was Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering from 2006 –2010; Chief
Information Officer from 1998 – 2006; Manager of Planning and Automation, Maintenance
and Engineering Division from 1995 – 1997; and Avionics Engineer and Supervisor Avionics
Engineering Group from 1984 – 1994.
He took part in numerous local and international seminars in the aviation industry and
general leadership.
He received trainings in leadership and airlines operations management, aviation regulations and aircraft maintenance among others. ■