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Girma Wake
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Girma, and not as Wake.
Girma Wake | |
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| Born | (1943-06-23) June 23, 1943 (age 81) Yeka district, Addis Ababa |
| Occupation | Airline industry executive |
Girma Wake (born 23 June 1943) is a retired airline industry executive who served as the board chairman of the Ethiopian Airlines Group until June 2023.
Girma was previously the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines from 2004 to 2011,[1] and served as the chairman of the board of directors of Rwandair from 2012 until 2017.[2] Girma returned to Ethiopian Airlines in 2018 by joining its board of directors and was elevated to chairman in 2022.[3]
In June 2023, Girma was replaced as chairman by Yilma Merdassa, who is the head of the Ethiopian Air Force[4] The company stated in a press release that Girma's "contribution to the growth and success of the a