Celebrating Excellence. Mesfin Tasew Bekele, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines receives the Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award

Update: 2025-06-23

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This session was recorded on Friday, 13th June at the AviaDev Africa event in Zanzibar.

Ato Mesfin Tasew Bekele, the Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, shares his remarkable journey from an engineering trainee to leading Africa's largest airline.

Mesfin discusses his extensive experience in various roles within Ethiopian Airlines, the unique management culture of the airline, the significant strides in human resource development, and future infrastructure projects.

The episode features João Po Jorge, Former CEO of LAM Mozambique Airlines and a 2024 award recipient, plus Ato Girma Wake, for whom the award is named.

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Celebrating Excellence. Mesfin Tasew Bekele, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines receives the Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award

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Celebrating Excellence. Mesfin Tasew Bekele, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines receives the Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award