H.E. Mamo Esmelealem
Governor
Biography
Mamo E. Mihretu is the 10th Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). Before he was appointed as the Governor of NBE, Mr. Mamo served as the founding CEO of the Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the strategic investment arm of the government of Ethiopia. EIH manages all key commercial companies of the government of Ethiopia, such as Ethiopian Airlines and EthioTelecom.
Mr. Mamo is a member of Ethiopia’s Macroeconomic Council, which is the body that steers economic policy and strategic decisions. He has been a member and a Secretary of the Council for the last four and half years. He was an active member of the economic team that conceptualized, developed and implemented Ethiopia’s economic reform program.
As a Board member of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) for four years, the largest financial institution in the country, Mr. Mamo chaired CBE’s transformation program.
Mr. Mamo also served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Ethiopia’s Chief Trade Negotiator from 2018-2021.While working at the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Mamo helped create the policy and performance department that oversees performance outcomes of government agencies. Before joining the Ethiopian government in 2018. Mr. Mamo was a Senior Project Manager at the World Bank Group in Kenya from 2010 to 2018, working mainly on finance and competitiveness issues. Mr. Mamo obtained a Master’s Degree in Leadership, Public Administration and Economic Development from the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University in the United States. He also holds a post-graduate degree in Trade and Investment from the Universities of Pretoria and University of Amsterdam. He was a gold medalist when he graduated from Addis Ababa University, School of Law.
H.E. Ambassador Girma Birru
Chairman
H.E. Ato Ahmed Shide
Member
H.E. Dr. Eyob Tekalign
Member
H.E. Mamo Esmelealem Mihretu
Member
Ato. Fikadu Digafe
Member
Ato Gebreyesus Guntie
Secretary
Ato Fikadu Digafe
V/Governor and Chief Economist
Ato Solomon Desta
V/Governor, Financial Institutions Supervision
Ato Eyob G/Eyesus
V/Governor, Corporate Service
H.E. Mamo Esmelealem Mihretu
Chairman
Ato Fikadu Digafe
Member
Ato Solomon Desta
Member
Ato Eyob G/Eyesus
Member
Ato G/Eyesus Guntie
Member
Ato Abate Mitiku
Member
Ato Gebreyesus Guntie
Senior Advisor to the Governor
W/o Marta H/Mariam
Advisor to V/Governor, Financial Institutions Supervision Cluster
Ato Mulualem Eshetu
Advisor to V/Governor and Chief Economist
Ato Abate Mitiku
Director, Change Management, Planning and communication Directorate
Ato Wondimeneh Asrat
Director, Internal Audit and Risk Management Directorate
Ato Fitsum Tsehaye
Director, Domestic Economic Analysis and Publication Directorate
Ato Habtamu Workineh
Director, External Economic Analysis and International Relations Directorate
W/ro Woyenshet Zeberga
Director, Monetary and Financial Analysis Directorate
Ato Befkadu Gashaw
Director, Economic Modeling and Statistical Analysis Directorate
W/ro Yenhassab Tadesse
Director, Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Reserve Management Directorate
Ato Tebebe H/Geiorgis
D/Director, Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Reserve Management Directorate
Ato Shambel Teshome
D/Director, Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Reserve Management Directorate
Ato Frezer Ayalew
Director, Bank Supervision Directorate
Ato Belay Tulu
Director, Insurance Supervision Directorate
Ato Sintayehu Desalegn
D/Director, Micro Finance Institutions Supervision Directorate
Ato Temesegen Zeleke
Head,Financial Inclusion Technical Secretariat
Ato Abebe Senbete
Director, Currency Management Directorate
Ato Solomon Damtew
A/Director, Payment and Settlement System Directorate
Ato Temliso Abebe
Director, Credit Reference and Movable Collateral Registry Directorate
Ato Gobena Worana
D/Director, Bank Supervision Directorate
Ato Shambel Teshome
D/Director, Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Reserve Management Directorate
W/ro Workabeba Bahiru
Director, Human Resource Management Directorate
Ato Eyasu Teshome
Director, Engineering, Property & Transport Services Management Directorate
Ato Zelalem Abera
Director, Procurement Services Management Directorate
W/ro Merema Kamil
Director, Corporate Finance Directorate
Ato Wondewosen Tsegaw
Director, Information System Management Directorate
Ato Mesfin Getachew
Director, Legal Service Directorate
Ato Gebeyaw Takele
Director, Project Management Office
Ato Dawit Tesfaye
A/ Manager, Project Management Office
Wro. Habtam Shumbeza
Manager, Construction Project. Project Management Office (PMO)
Ato Kassahun Yohanes
Acting Director, Ethiopian Institute of Financial Studies
Ato Girmay Amare
Acting Deputy Director, Ethiopian Institute of Financial Studies