Meet Our
Management
Sileshi Girma
CEO
Assefa, Seleshi Girma (ስለሽ ግርማ አሰፋ) is the CEO, Tourism Ethiopia for the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
As a CEO, Seleshi is striving to change the sector & enhances the nation’s global market competitiveness. Recently, he has reformed the tourism sector governance structure, establish a tourism fund and put efforts to make Ethiopia a global MICE hub.
He has served as a university professor, works as an advisor for culture & tourism ministers, led the Addis Ababa city tourism & got the exposure of working with international donors.
To ensure sustainability, the CEO envisioned building a pathway to enhance the profitability of tourism business operators and ensure the local community in each tourist destination gets a fair shot.
Seleshi earned a BA degree in Tourism Management /in Gondar Univ./, MBA in international business /in Mekelle Univ./ and MSc in Wildlife Conservation & Ecotourism /Bahirdar Univ./, PGD in Tourism /Salzburg, Austria/ and started university teaching in his very young age.
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Directors
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Fitsum Kasahun
CEO Office Head
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Weldegebrial Berhe
Director, Tourism Destination Marketing
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Tourism Fund Mobilization & Administration
Team
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Alemayehu Gebretinsae
Director, Ethiopia Convention Bureau
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Musa Kedir
Director, Tourism Destination Development
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Alkadir Ahmed
Director, Public Relations & Communications
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Abebu Tesfazgi
Director, Purchase and Finance
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Aberham Banjaw
Director, Human Resource Development & Administration
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Habtamu Admassu
Director, Plan & Budget Preparation, Monitoring & Evaluation
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Desta Gebresillasie
Director, Property and General service
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Daniel Gizaw
Director, Information Communication Technology