Mesfin Tasew was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines in March 2022.

He assumed the post after Group CEO Tewolde GebreMariam retired early due to health reasons.

Tasew joined Ethiopian in 1984 as Associate Engineer and progressed through the ladder and served in supervisorial and managerial positions in the Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering areas. In 1997 and 1999, he was appointed as Director of Operations & Technical Systems Support and Chief Information Officer, respectively.

In 2006, Tasew was appointed the airline’s Vice President for Maintenance and Engineering. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of Ethiopian Airlines from 2010 – 2021, and Chief Executive Officer of ASKY Airlines from April 2021 to March 2022.

Currently, Tasew serves as a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Board of Governors.

Tasew holds BSC and MSc Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Addis Ababa University. He also holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the Open University in the UK.