ETHIOPIAN REINSURANCE - Key Persons


Mr. Abera Demissie

Job Titles:
  • Director, HR

Mr. Bruk Alemayehu

Job Titles:
  • Executive Officer ( EO ) Information Technology

Mr. Eyuel Ewnetu

Job Titles:
  • Director
Advanced professional Qualifications: He has been awarded Certificate in Insurance (2013) from Chartered Insurance Institute UK and Certificate in Life Insurance (2017) from Life Office Management Association USA. Academic Background: He holds Masters Degree in Business Law (LL.M), Masters Degree in Gender Studies (MA), Bachelor Degree in Law (LL.B) & Bachelor Degree in Economics (BA) from Addis Ababa University. He has received various Diplomas in business areas from Cambridge International College-Britain. Work Experience: Over all he has more than 20 years of experience holding various positions in insurance industry. Currently he is serving as General Manager of Eyuel Ewnetu Insurance Broker. Previously he has worked as Branch Manager and Insurance Officer in Nib & Nyala Insurance Companies respectively. Moreover, he has worked as Regional Program Coordinator under UNDP (UNV Program) assigned at Addis Ababa Bureau of Finance & Economic Development (BoFED).

Mr. Fikru Tsegaye - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
  • Executive Officer
Executive Officer(EO), Strategy and Business Development Advanced Professional Qualifications Fikru holds the following professional designations from Life Office Management Institute (LOMA, USA). ARA: Associate Reinsurance Administrator, FLMI: Fellow, Life Office Management Institute, ACS: Associate Customer service , ALMI: Associate Life office Management Institute. Moreover he has CERT, CII: Certificate in Insurance, General Insurance from Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) , London and Certified Takaful Professional (CTP) . Prize/Merit Awards: Fikru has won a prize as "Emerging Personality in Takaful and Re-Takaful Awards" by the Awards Committee of African Interest Free Banking and Finance Awards on February 18, 2020 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as recognition to his contribution to the progresses made so far in Ethiopia the Ethiopian Insurance Industry. Academic Background:He also holds Masters of Business Administration (MBA) , Masters of Arts (MA) in Human Resources and Organizational Development (HROD), Masters of Arts (MA) in Journalism and Communications (J&C) FROM Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and Master of arts (MA) in Islamic banking and finance. He also has Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Marketing Management and Bachelor of Science (BSC) Degree from Addis Ababa university. Work Experience: Overall he has over 18 years of experiance in the insurance industry. He is currently serving as Executive Officer(EO), Strategy and Business Development and Company secretary. Before that he was working as Manager, Business Development and Coprorate Affairs and secretary to the Board at Ethiopian Re. Previously he had worked for Ethiopian Insurance Corporation as Director, Micro-insurance Directorate,Director, Marketing and Strategic Management, as Team Leader Strategic Management,Principal Officer, Operations and Supervisor, Underwriting and Claims Sections.

Mr. Hailemariam Assefa

Job Titles:
  • Director
Advanced professional Qualifications: He has been awarded Certificate and diploma in Insurance ( 1998) from Chartered Insurance Institute UK. Academic Background:He holds BSc. in Mathematics from Addis Ababa University (1988), BSc. in Comp. Science (2005), Diploma in Insurance(1994) from Ethiopian Institute of Banking and Insurance (EIBI). Work experience: Overall he has more than 28 years of experiance holding various positions. Regarding his experience, as Board Director, he has served Nib International Bank as board member, representing Nib Insurance Compnay (NIC) and Served NIC as board member for two consecutive terms. Moreover, he has also Served Ministry of Transport and Communication for Insurance Fund Administration Agency as member of Board of Director and Served as member of the Executive Committee for more than two years in the formation of Ethiopian Reinsurance Share Company. On the operational spectrum, he has also worked in the capacity of General manager /CEO and Deputy General Manager for Operations in NIb Insurance SC Currently, he is working as CEO of HABESHA Insurance Broker.

Mr. Jibat Alemneh

Job Titles:
  • Director
Academic Background :He holds Masters Degree and B.A Degree in Finance and Development Economics from Addis Ababa University and Diploma in Accounting from Addis Ababa Commercial College. Work Experience: Overall he has over 15 years of experience holding various positions. Currently, he is serving as Director General Insurance Claims Directorate at Awash insurance CO.SC. He has worked in the insurance industry holding various positions including Claims Department Manager, Branch I,II,and III Manager, and various underwriting and claims positions.

Mr. Kassahun Begashaw

Job Titles:
  • Director
Academic Background: He holds Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Addis Ababa University Department of Economics. Work Experience: He has over 25 years experience in various organizations holding various positions. Currently, he is serving as Deputy Managing Director-Operations at Africa Insurance Company SC. Previously, he has worked as CEO-Abay Insurance S.C, Project Manager for the formation of Bunna Insurance S.C. and Chief Executive - Marketing & Business Development, Manager, Marketing & Business Dev't Department, and Deputy Managing Director-Resource Management in Africa Insurance SC .

Mr. Sahlemariam Dejene

Job Titles:
  • Director, Internal Audit

Mr. Samuel Ademe

Job Titles:
  • Director, Enterprise Risk & Compliance
Advanced professional Qualifications: He has been awarded professional qualification CIA , Certified Internal Auditor from Institute of Internal Auditors ,USA and Certified Management Consultant from Ethiopian Management Institute. Academic Background: He holds executives Masters of Business Administration from Addis Ababa University., (A.A.U) and Bachelor of Arts degree in Management , from A.A.U . Work Experience: He has more than 19 years experience as an Internal Auditor, Risk manager and Accountant. Currently, he is serving as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Ethiopian Re. Previously, he has served as Manager, Risk and Compliance Department and Manager Audit and Inspection Department in Nib Insurance Company Share Company. He has also served as Auditor and Senior Auditor, Manager Management Audit Department and Manager, General Services Department at Ethiopian Insurance Corporation.

Mr.Kelebessa Kera

Job Titles:
  • Director
Advanced Professional qualifications: He has been awarded FLMI and ACS from the Life Office Management Association INC Academic Background: He holds BA degree in Finance and Developmnent economics and Diploma in statistics from Addis Ababa University . Work experience: Overall he has more than 36 years of experience holding various positions. Previously he has served as Board of Director at Ethiopian Insurance Corporation (EIC). He is currently working as District A Director at EIC. He has also ample experience in serving EIC under the positions of team leader, head claims department, Senior Supervisor motor insurance, Manager branch II and I , and many others in the state owned Ethiopian Insurance Corporation.

Mr.Yonas Lidetu

Job Titles:
  • Director
Academic Background: He holds Executives Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) from Addis Ababa University and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). Work Experience: VP-FINANCE Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

Mrs. Azeb Wogayehu

Job Titles:
  • Executive Officer
Work Experience: Azeb has over 28 years of experience. She has served as Deputy Head Finance and Administration Department at Tulane International Ethiopia, as Manager Finance Department, Shebelle Ethiopia conference services, as Executive Officer Finance and Administration at Oromia Insurance Company. She has also served as Acting Manager of Audit Division and Manager Management Accounting Department at Ethiopian Insurance Corporation.

Mrs. Meseret Bezabih - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Advanced professional Qualifications: She has been awarded Diploma in Insurance (DIP-CII) from Chartered Insurance Institute UK. Academic Background:she holds MBA- from International Leadership Institute(2013), BA Degree in Economics from Addis Ababa University (1991). Work experience: Overall she has more than 34 years of experiance holding various positions. Regarding her experience, She is currently working as General Manager(CEO) of United Insurance SC. previously she has served as Deputy General Manager Operations, Manager Operaions in United Insurance. Before that she has worked as Manager HR and Administration , Protection Executive at Nyala Insurance SC.

Mrs.Zufan Abebe

Job Titles:
  • Director
Academic Background: Regarding her academic background, she holds BA Degree in Economics from Addis Ababa university. Work Experience: She has over 25 years experience holding various positions. Currently she is working as CEO of NIB Insurance SC. Previously she has worked as Main Branch Manager, DGM operations at NIB insurance and United Insurance SC.

Ms. Meseret Tilahun

Job Titles:
  • Executive Officer ( EO ) Operations

Netsanet Lemessa

Academic Background:He holds BA in Accounting from Addis Ababa University and Diploma in Accounting from Kotebe College of education. Work experience: He has over 23 years experiance holding various positions. Currently he is working as CEO Ethiopian Insurance corporation, Board Director in Addis ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, Board of Management, Development Bank of Ethiopia, V/ president Association of Ethiopian Insurers, and member of the Board of trustees in the National Bank of Ethiopia. Previously he has worked as DCEO General Insurance Operations (EIC), Director district A and B, Branch Manager I and II, at EIC.