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Ethiopia - Addisu Legesse replaces Seyoum Mesfin as Ethiopian board chairman

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01/02/11

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Ethiopia - Addisu Legesse replaces Seyoum Mesfin as Ethiopian board chairman

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Ethiopia - Addisu Legesse replaces Seyoum Mesfin as Ethiopian board chairman

Girma Wake hands over his post to Tewolde

By Kaleyesus Bekele

Reporter

As Seyoum Mesfin, former Foreign Minister and board chairman of Ethiopian Airlines, was appointed Ambassador to China and would be leaving for the Asian country soon, Addisu Legesse, the former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Deputy Prime Minister, was appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors of Ethiopian Airlines.

To the surprise of many, at a farewell dinner party organized for the outgoing CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Girma Wake, at the Addis Ababa Hilton Hotel on Thursday, it was announced that Addisu would be the new chairman of the board of Ethiopian Airlines, one of the fast growing airline in Africa.

Nine other new board members were appointed. Sinkenesk Ejigu, Minister of Mines, is among the new board members. There were seven members in the former board - Seyoum, Getachew Mengiste, Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Addisalem Balema (PhD), director of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange Authority, Hashim Toffik (PhD), Simret Medaneh (Col.), the first CEO of the airline, Mohammed Ahmed (Capt.), the renowned Ethiopian CEO (known for challenging the Derg officials in defense of the independence of the management of the airline) and Gebremedin Gebrehiwot. Addisu handed over medals and certificates to the outgoing board members. Seyoum served as board chairman of Ethiopian for 10 years taking over from the then Minister of Defense, Seyee Abreha.

“I and the new board members understand that this is a crucial moment for Ethiopian,” Addisu told the new management led by Tewolde and employees of the airline who came to see off Girma, the buoyant CEO. “And I assure you that we will provide you with the required support,” he added.

Seyoum, who repeatedly thanked Girma and the management of Ethiopian as a whole, said that Ethiopian will have a long stretch to achieve. However, he expressed his strong belief that the airline will be more successful. “Ethiopian will be a shining star,” Seyoum said.

Tewolde is also optimistic about the future of the airline. However, he mentioned several challenges that may affect the growth plan of the airline. External shock, global economic crisis, fuel price hike, stiff competition from the Gulf carriers, the brain drain, stringent environmental regulations and protection of skies are some of the challenges which Tewolde listed.
Tewolde seems scared of the competition coming from the mega Middle Eastern carriers that are flexing their muscles in Africa in recent years. Gulf carriers such as Emirates and Qatar are opening more routes in Africa and increasing their flight frequencies. “They are subsidized by their petro dollar resources,” Tewolde said. However, these airlines, which Tewolde did not mention by name, refute the allegations by saying that they are not subsidized by their government.

The outgoing CEO, Girma Wake, expressed his confidence in Tewolde and his new management team with an average age of 40. At the ceremony, Tewolde amused attendees by saying that the current management has a combined experience of 421 years of airline management.

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58 comments

Comment from: Death to Weyane [Visitor]
Seyoum Mesfin is one of the most idiot high ranking personal in Ethiopia. He even couldn't read a simple geography map. I think he should be go back to his farm to Adwa.
01/02/11 @ 23:08
Comment from: Woye [Visitor]
Mr.Addisu ,please don't screw up.Ethiopian is the only pride Ethiopia has.
01/02/11 @ 23:12
Comment from: g the great [Visitor]
It is an insult to nominate addisu legesse to be chief of Ethiopian Airlines. who is gone teach sport in kg? he is shameless dum ass. what a transition is it from ministry of agriculture to airline industry? mad meles and his bulls are killing my country.
01/02/11 @ 23:23
Comment from: logistic [Visitor]
shame! shame! the genocidal Meles Zenawi. How Addisu Legesse, the bull and idiot guy who can't think and perform, can be the chairman of Airlines? Now, Ethio airlines , the only profitable organization in ethio is up side down.No more Ethiopia.
01/02/11 @ 23:41
Comment from: Sodo [Visitor]
Bututo Lebash Tgres , recycling like a used soda can. They are not even Ethiopians.
Out of the millions of citizens, these shameless bandas are having exclusive property rights which they robbed at gun point. I hate Getatas.
01/02/11 @ 23:53
Comment from: Abegaz [Visitor]
gud fela zendro yemayalflat hager
01/03/11 @ 00:05
Comment from: wollo [Visitor]
Please read and understand what is written before voumiting what u have in your mind (mostly Melosophobia or Tigrophobia).
@ g the great: Ato Addisu is assigned as a board chairperson, not as a Chief CEO..... (g the smal)
@Death to Woyane: It is during the chair of Seyoum that Ethiopian acheived its amazing profit and success. Your little mind thinks that all officials in Ethiopia are from Adwa,like Meles,...please they are not and so is true for Seyoum. I am afraid that you may think Obama is from Adwa.
@ Sodo: You didn't understand the news. Sorry I can't help you with your phobia (you will die hating)
01/03/11 @ 01:05
Comment from: Sinan [Visitor]
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What a bad new! This is not fair, I think, Addisu has no ability and skill to manage this huge company; it is preferable to comeback to ministry of agriculture. what questionable to me is, there is no another Citizen that eligible for leading this company in whole Ethiopia? Why don't you appoint 'the right person on the right place'? I'm so sad! Please God, don't forget mama Ethiopia!
01/03/11 @ 01:12
Comment from: obsa [Visitor]
It is a pitty that every sector is controlled by Tigrean minorities and their "spiritually tigrean" supporters(such as Addisu). The largest two ethnic gropus (Amharas and oromos)have almost zero represenation in key positions. GOD is not far, U will be the consequence in near future!!!!
01/03/11 @ 01:33
Comment from: zi [Visitor]
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with TPLF cadres as CHAIRMAN & CEO a fast downhill fall for EAL a.k.a WAL
01/03/11 @ 01:42
Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]



. . .time to relax for SM, and time for him to get big bucks shares from this business that monopolized by parasitic looting front and their cronies. . .and this is really clear to me that EAL is run by VULTURES!. . .



01/03/11 @ 02:19
Comment from: MELASA [Visitor]
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now Ethiopian air lines go down.this stupid man how manage this big company very bad news.
01/03/11 @ 02:54
Comment from: Ewnetu [Visitor]
*****
I do not understand why some of the bloggers do not take English class to comprehend what being written and said. If you are negative about any news, find website which supports your ideology. ET gained momentum during the past decades under the same Board of Directors regardless who they are. I am proud of the progress ET has made. If you could not see it then, you are racist. Do not come over here and spew your hatred. We should be happy to have ET which is a pride of Ethiopia and African continent.

Thanks Wollo for your good observation and comment!
01/03/11 @ 03:48
Comment from: dereje [Visitor]
MAYDAY...MAYDAY...

PROFITABLE ETHIOIAN AIRLINES HIJACKED BY NEW CEO AND CHAIRMAN, TWO UNQUALIFIED POLITICAL APPOINTEES WITH LOUSY RESUME, LOSING FLYING ALTITUDE...

MAYDAY...MAYDAY...
01/03/11 @ 04:16
Comment from: SARA [Visitor]
Lord have mercy, they can't wait to dismantle what CEO Girma built.

Everytime you want to believe in this government, they show their TRUE colors!
01/03/11 @ 04:25
Comment from: choma ras [Visitor]
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this is useless. it is killing the nation. why these garbage cicling around. i am here with economics PHD and i am much better understand than those idoits. Addis, tewelde etc all are illitrate Tigre, just know how to carry gun. so, what a hell they gonna do with their gun in airport?
sorry mama ethiopia
01/03/11 @ 04:40
Comment from: Tazabi [Visitor]
Another round of surprise, replacing dull by the "worst dull"!!

Wollo:
Why are you roaring so loud? First of all, dare to call yourself "real-Woyane, blood sucker, betrayer, beggar, parasite" to qualify and put some genuine flesh. You don't fit in Wollo, unless you are among those decayed submissive non-Tigrias. I could sense your parochialism. Does it matter if one comes from Adwa or Agame? All the same dirt!

"True Ethiopians" keep the fight against the shameless parasites, occupiers and their supporters!

Peace and love to "True Ethiopians"
Tazabi/Hosana/
01/03/11 @ 04:42
Comment from: abay [Visitor]
@wollo,why do you think if Addisu is CEO?you racist bastard!
01/03/11 @ 05:58
Comment from: nega [Visitor]

The “qraqnbowoch” from dedebet and surrounding areas together with their former war-prisoners like that of kuma demeksa, aba dula, etc. have been killing the Ethiopian people slowly, these “bulls in the chine’s shop” to be eradicated from the face of the earth.

As for addisu legese, the same banana, how a sport master could lead one of the most strong and the backbone institution of the country where well educated researcher-scientists have been working?

In what agricultural language used to discuss with the given institution scientists, understand and solve problems?

How a country like that of Ethiopia which has a cornice food shortage for half a century now assigned in the ministry of agriculture as a top person with having no agricultural educational background? How???

The tplf and their slaves well understood the country never develop without full participation of the well educated and experienced people of the country including those who live abroad. This ,however, do not concerned them as their main aim was and still is to stay in power as far as possible. So far they are successful and they will be as long as we allow them to do so.

Their staying in power for two decades now, indeed, not b/c they are strong enough, but because of the fact that the oppositions are weak. So that friends, as once legase Z. told us to assign a person to any position the requirement is not his professional back ground or work experience, rather close friendship, blood relation, being an ethnic tigrian (to be assigned in key and v .important positions) , no educated, confidence less, those with criminal background to compromise or silence sometime in the future, if need be, or some holders of the highest university degree having poor academic knowledge who are living to eat and so on and so forth.

The so called five years “ development and transformation” plan is an empty propaganda or a child game, it sounds in Amharic “ eqaqa chewata”, which has no fundaments. Haven’t you heard what the people have been talking in different corners of the country? “…One year already has passed left four years, but nothing has been done so far”. Do you think this is serious?
To sum up, adisu legese as his predecessor a symbol not the right person for the Eth. Air lines as a board chairman. As the Amharic saying goes “gem le gem aberehe azgem”. ALAS.


01/03/11 @ 07:21
Comment from: Teshome [Visitor]
Addisu Legesse....Boaard Chirman for EAL? It is loughable.
01/03/11 @ 07:37
Comment from: ashenafi [Visitor]
All key government positions (ministerial, commissioner, ambassador, etc.)are occupied by either tigrean gangsters or their dogs (such as Addisu Legesse, Hailemariam Dessalegn) and so on.These dogs are like toys. Woyane play with them until it is bored and finally fires them.
01/03/11 @ 07:38
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
U don't agree with the management and I often heard people miss treated on Ethiopian airlines the best is don't spend u r money if some body miss treat u it is up to u just change the venue fly emirates lufthansa Egypt Turkish so on u allowed u r self to be treated bad just cut the connection it is a matter of service not a commitment men u love u r wife to death when it comes to divorce it is final take it that way.
01/03/11 @ 08:16
Comment from: HC [Visitor]
I cannot believe the ignorance of many here, who don't understand the English language. Many are also filled with hate and stupidity. Ethiopian Airlines made a remarkable growth and expansion under this government and board members. Long Live Zenawi and EPRDF.
01/03/11 @ 08:46
Comment from: Feleg Dej Berhe [Visitor]
His trueth name is Enbaye and he is from AdiGrat in Agame.He went to school for the frist time when he was 12 year old.He never knew his father becouse his father worked as shopkeeper in one of Eritrean house in Zalanbessa and he grew up his poor mother.
His childhood was very hard and now he is a rich man and have Aids and all Ethiopians hated him so much if he is in china now it is so easy for us to get him out from there and kill him like dog.
01/03/11 @ 08:53
Comment from: moges [Visitor]
When is objective arguments appear in the mind of Ethiopians. Insulting just show who you are and what kind of bad up coming you`ve got from your parents. Please make your disputes objectivley with a desent manner
for christ sake!!
01/03/11 @ 09:10
Comment from: abay [Visitor]
@HC,why don't you teach us?i don't think ignorance is a crime.is it?
01/03/11 @ 09:54
Comment from: Michael [Visitor]
Meles Zenawi and his hero soldiers have paid a sacrifice in liberating the country from the fascist DERG regime . he and his close associates do need this high rank just a recognition of the grqatitude for all thier struggle in overthrowing DERG. The real work of making decisions will be done by other country loving professionals who work behind the scene. ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES will prosper whoever is called the chairman of EAL
01/03/11 @ 09:56
Comment from: henok [Visitor]
Death to Weyane, Death to Weyane
You are super idiots and blind haters. Was it not during the time of Seyoum that the Ethiopian flourished? It is a pity that you are Ethiopians if for sure you are. It is good that you are away from my country any way. you will die there with your hate infected brain. balegewoch.

ashenaf,if they have the capability, what is the problem, denkorow dude?
01/03/11 @ 10:13
Comment from: ETH [Visitor]
@tazabi, the poor eritrean parasite,
Why don't you cursed people stay away of our affairs? We are not talking about shimelaba camp or other eritrean refugee global crisis. We are talking about business and essue which is concerned only for Ethiopians.
Please go help your hungry people in eritrea escape to the nearest refugee camp before it is too late for you.
01/03/11 @ 10:53
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
What a jock .After the departure of the delegate of the Tigre Mafiosis the crime minister has apointed the head of the Aderby Bandas .As said our dear elders :"Gultcha bikeyayer wot ayatafitem" .HC(Hypocritu Cadre)for your information EAL is the legacy of Emperor Haile Selassie the Founder and Captan Mohamed the Saviour certainly not of your leba master and his agazis .Maybe Girma Wake has done good works ,but under a TPLF manager and a Banda Board President EAL risk serious crises .
01/03/11 @ 12:31
Comment from: afarman [Visitor]
Why are some people crying every time the EPRDF appoints individual to high positions, after all the airline is owned by the public, so the government has full right to appoint people who are believed to have good administartion skills..
if u enjoy to cry keep on crying, your hatred towards certin ethnic groups and the rulling party will consume you, you can burn with the unseen flame of hatred and prejudiced which u chose to be possesed.
long live EPRDF
01/03/11 @ 12:35
Comment from: Waco [Visitor]
Just privatize the airline and hand it to those who can speak English and manage the aviation.
01/03/11 @ 12:36
Comment from: Tefera [Visitor]
any one who follows "death to weyane" and "zi" knows they are eritreans. the sodo guy who comes with different nick that mostly includes oromos name is here for one and only one reason which is to spit filth especially against tigrians. the bottom line is ethiopian airlines has never become as successful as it did in the past two decades despite the hardships the industry in general faces and the wishes of people like the illiterate commentators above. and as far as most decent ethiopians concerned, it matters little who is heading it, what matters is the result and if the result is good and who ever is heading it must be doing a good job. by the way how many of you illiterates would squarely put the blame on Ato Girma Wake, had the airlines failed?. i am sure none! esti tinish erasachun eferu.
01/03/11 @ 13:05
Comment from: Death to Weyane [Visitor]
wollo [Visitor],

What did you say? I don't get it.
01/03/11 @ 13:46
Comment from: Temuye [Visitor]
Well done, Mr. Wake and the previous administration team. Good Luck, Tewolde and the new administration team. My prayer is to you all.
01/03/11 @ 14:22
Comment from: Save ETH from Woyane [Visitor]
Attention:

Meles and TPLF regime is castratiing Amhara and Oromo males including Ethiopian Somali and Gurages in Meakelawi Prison in Addis.

Very disturbing ethnic cleansing crime is being going on every day in prisons.

Help stop this cruel crime aganist our brothers.
01/03/11 @ 14:24
Comment from: Mesfin B [Visitor]
This is to make a few things clearer.


Facts
1 - EAL success is due to it's hard-working employees.( not ,as some claim due to higher management)
2 - EAL board members are unproportionally Weyanes.
If some of us bring our regret with regards to such appointments it is based on facts observed not hatred.
01/03/11 @ 14:31
Comment from: tezibt [Visitor]
to Sodo [Visitor]
"Bututo Lebash Tgres , recycling like a used soda can. They are not even Ethiopians."

Did your wife leave you or some thing. What is all this bitterness. First of all, majority Ethiopians are bututo lebash. I don't know that many Ethiopians who drive mercedes and eat three meals like you Mr. Upper class Ethiopian. You have the right to curse out or say any thing or do any thing about single politicians but generalizing and saying stuff like bututo lebash tigre or amhara or oromo is kind of disgusting and sick. Grow up, I mean mentally. Probably you are a 60 year old man or younger but the point is that it is the personality of the paranoid or the mentally sick to generalize and attack or label in generalized form. Take it from me, this is a sign that some one is crying out for help and I am here to help you. Please sit down and outline the list of problems you have figure out if you can solve them. If they seem too much to solve consult with a trusted friend and if that doesn't help seek professional help. This is a minor problem but left untreated could cause you so much disaster. That is the reason why people kill their wives or commit suicide or become menace to society. Your type of problem is also manifested every where. A good example would be the TPLF and EPLF rebels that mixed with the civilians with out any orientation and treatment. They have the same issues like you. I wish you well my dear brother.
01/03/11 @ 14:51
Comment from: naicho [Visitor]
Boycott Ethiopian, I mean Woyane Airlines. Their service is so horrible and now they are replacing all managements/workers of the airlines with Dedebit goons. The airlines will go down the hill soon. ...cross your finger.
01/03/11 @ 15:53
Comment from: Werner2010 [Visitor]
@Alex,
I am a loyal Ethiopian flyer, and I have never been disappointed. There have been some negative reports some years back, but now every thing Ethiopian Airlines does is simply excellent. My last unusual request to a stunning looking hostess at Bole was, if I could have a picture with her. If she somehow politely refused, I wouldn't have complained. But to my total surprise, she graciously agreed, and it became the best souvenir of my last memorable trip home. I am deeply grateful for her generosity.
Long Live Ethiopian!!
01/03/11 @ 16:27
Comment from: Amaz [Visitor]
One TPLF mafia is no differet from the other. All of them are murders,rapist and killers. Therfore, wether it the crime minster or Addisu "lahajame' it does not make no differnce. The sad part is that we seat on the side line and spew a venom whenever these criminals do something. Our cry is music to their ears. We have not been able fight and eliminate them. what a society . It is very sad!!
01/03/11 @ 17:58
Comment from: Arbegha [Visitor]
Pray for real Tigreas when this Ertrian bandas{TPLF} dead or become refugee via somala land to yemen hope the boat doesnot capsize at middle of red sea/indean Ocean who cares?nice to see them even Kality much better HODENA GERBA ADEREGuNE GOBEZE ERE Ye TIGREA SHIMAGLEWACH CADREWOCHEN TEWOO BELU KENACHWOE DRESE TGREN ENDAYESFEGUE
01/03/11 @ 18:41
Comment from: Belay [Visitor]
why dont you low life loosers follow naichos advice above and stay the fk away from ethiopian airlines.
after all the airlines is better of without you and your kotet.
01/03/11 @ 19:13
Comment from: Gadissa G. [Visitor]
G, smell something? Is EAL move to mekele or is this my imagination? Lmao••
01/03/11 @ 20:15
Comment from: Suliman [Visitor]
instead of throwing insult at each other can someone educate us why Adisu will be a bad board chairman for EAL ?
01/03/11 @ 20:30
Comment from: Yeha [Visitor]
Hey Death to Weyane,

What do you know about plane anyways. You don't even have a healthy camel in your fake state called" Eritrea. You should mine your own stupid camels instead of our big business. Listen that is for Ethiopia okay?


01/03/11 @ 20:57
Comment from: Yeha [Visitor]
naicho,

They should called yourself Latsito instead of naicho idiot. Deddebit is the mother of heroes. You see the air you breath in and out today has been brought it by the Deddebit born boys. Understand? hope you didn't miss my point. Hargaf Tehaguame.
01/03/11 @ 21:02
Comment from: Interested [Visitor]
All the divisive comments are courtesy of Shaebia.
They comment here pretending to be Ethiopians. Nice,try fool somone else.

01/03/11 @ 22:23
Comment from: Ras Thomas (Patariotic Abyssinians). USA [Visitor]

Do you have any wisdom, except insults and fawl language you use like street
boys DURIYA.
Ethiopian airline most successful ailine of Africa. it grow fast last 10
years.This written in international reports. We must give credit for those very board that you are insulting.
And again, I believe it will grow more better as forcasted.
Those two senior service man Masfin
and Lagess both are successful in their jobs. because goverment which member is successful stablizing Ethiopia and the economic growth is
visible. which every eye can see.
Mr. Masfin particulary was responsable of foreign affairs of Ethiopia. and his time he made Ethiopia open and friendly to all important countries of World, such as USA,China,Russia,India even some
Arabo countries such Saudi Arabia and Kuweit. our foreign policy is one who isolated Eriteria from all the World.
What you are telling the nation those of you who are parking like a dogs. You don't have anything to say that make any sense except their Tigree. So we hate them. Your complain is based on foolishness.
01/03/11 @ 22:34
Comment from: YNEG [Visitor]
ALL OF YOU MORONS, Addisu was given this job so that he may not have second thoughts about how his Amhara compatriots are being treated. Remember G7 prisoners? Meles has also to give some form of income for his incompetent friend. A board director surely gets a hefty sum.
BTW, Addisu is one of the few officials who don؟t own a house. Now, he may start to think of amassing wealth like the rest of them.
Good for him!
01/03/11 @ 23:47
Comment from: Ye Chaltu Lij [Visitor]
Too many Donkoro Ethiopians are posting nosense here...They even do not know the difference between CEO and Board Chairman.

Taxi drivers, I advice you to go back to school now!

Addisu Legese is a Board Chairman. He has nothing to do with the day to day activity of the Airlines.

Donkoro Hulla!
01/04/11 @ 00:06
Comment from: Dynamite [Visitor]
I had heard each member of the board of directors receive a % share of EAL profit. Could someone verify that? If yes, how much?
01/04/11 @ 00:37
Comment from: Debteraw9 [Visitor]
simeret..gebremedhin..etc....tplf idiot was sucking the blood of EAL....replaced by another group of TPLF..idiots....good luck!1!!!
01/04/11 @ 11:20
Comment from: one [Visitor]
kool
01/04/11 @ 14:10
Comment from: Ye Chaltu Lij [Visitor]
Dynamite,

You better put a dynamite in your pocket and BOOM ....explode yourself. That would be a contribution to Ethiopia with one minus citizen like you.

EAL is a one billion company. If it was exploited & corrupted by Meles and me....It would have been dead and left for history book by now...and guess what, you wouldn't be here to comment.

So, I say, go and explode!
01/04/11 @ 20:19
Comment from: Bedlu [Visitor]
THE POOR TEWOLDES
These days any tewolde who achieves anything by his efforts is doomed, according to so many low lives,becuase he is a tigrean. Do u know about tewolde, he served in airlines for many/ He served with good resume. Even some tigres, if they drive a good car in europe or america by work hard, probably meles sent them some money. I know why Eritreans refused to be part of ethiopia.
01/04/11 @ 20:40
Comment from: belew [Visitor]
Woyanney Bole tekotatere! Remember 20 years ago? Thats when I said everything is fked up for our nation.
01/04/11 @ 23:48
Comment from: Doro Mata [Visitor]
*****
Ye Chaltu Lij:

Stupid! Idiot!

The board's job is to evaluate the work of the new CEO - we all know he is a Woyane Tigre serving TPLF.

The Board Chairman is another Hodam, Woyane serevant! How would this board will be able to look out for the well being of EAL.

You stupid, Ahya! You are the one who fail to understand a very simple corporate structure.

Death to TPLF!
01/05/11 @ 03:59

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