Meet our team

Organizational Structure

The Ethiopian Securities Exchange is organized as a share company in accordance with the Commercial Code of Ethiopia (2021). ESX implements a corporate organization and governance framework following international best practices.

  • Having a Board of directors, where at least 1/3 will be independent, including representatives from the financial and capital market ecosystem including issuers and investors etc.
  • Having dedicated market committees for both equity and fixed income markets that deal with the regulatory and delegated enforcement functions of ESX.
  • Separate by ‘ring fencing’ the operation and governance of the market from shareholders interest on the exchange.
  • Building an efficient management and human resource strategy that caters for the development stages of the exchange.

Board of Directors​

Mr. Helaway Tadesse - Chairman

Senior macro-economic advisor at the National Bank of Ethiopia.​

Eleni Gabre-Medhin (Ph.D) - Member

Chief Innovation Officer at UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa

Fekadu Petros - Member

Managing Partner of Fekadu Petros & Partners Law Office

Tewodros Mekonen (Ph.D) - Member

Senior Country Economist

Yasmin Wohabrebbi -Member

State minister, for Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration.​

Mr. Zemedeneh Nigatu - Member

Chairman Fairfax Africa Fund

Hinjat Shamil - Member​

Reform Advisor at the Ministry of Finance