Tewolde GebreMariam

Group Chief Executive Officer | Ethiopian Airlines

Tewolde GebreMariam was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines on January 2011. He began his career at Ethiopian in 1985 as Transportation Agent and has held a number of senior leadership positions in a number of divisions in the Airline including; Ethiopian Cargo, Area Offices and Sales & Marketing.

Mr. Tewolde serves as Chief Executive Board member of Star Alliance and Board member of many national and international institutes such as International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airlink Advisory Council, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and an Executive Committee member of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA).

In July 2013, he became the first CEO of an African airline to receive “The Airline Strategy Award for Regional Leadership” in the award’s 12 year history.

Mr. Tewolde graduated from Addis Ababa University with a B.A. Degree in Economics. He earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Open University in the United Kingdom.