Has Ethiopian Airlines fired its Chairman? According to reports, Girma Wake has suddenly been fired as Chairman of Ethiopian Airlines, and has been replaced by Yilma Merdasa, the Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force. Reports suggest that Wake was removed from his role because he refused to remove Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew from his role, replacing him with Ethiopian Airlines CCO Lemma Yadecha. However, Ethiopian Airlines has weathered a lot of conflict and management changes over the years, and has continued to be successful. It remains to be seen what this means for the airlineBottom lineRumor has it that Ethiopian Airlines’ Chairman has just been fired, and replaced by Ethiopia’s Air Force Commander.

Source: Ethiopian News June 11, 2023 14:15 UTC