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Jan 5 , 2020

Tesfaye Debela, CEO of National Insurance Company of Ethiopia (NICE)

A 57-year-old insurance executive, Tesfaye, is married and a father of four children. He earned a diploma in insurance and a first degree in economics. He has worked in the insurance industry for a total of 35 years, of which 21 years of it was spent at Nice Insurance, while the remaining was at the Ethiopia Insurance Corporation.

What is your biggest fear?

It depends on the situation, I can't say I fear this or that



What was the brand of your first ever mobile phone?

Nokia 1100


Which animal do you hate the most?

Which social media platform do you use most frequently?



YouTube and Facebook

What bill surprised you the most? What was it for and what was the cost?


No bill surprised me before


How long do you spend on your phone?

I don't spend much time on my phone

Which foreign meal/food did you not like after tasting it?

I have tried most foreign meals, but I don't hate any of them

Where do you want to go on earth before you die?


I never thought about it

What is your biggest regret?

I don't think I have one

If you got a chance to have dinner with a prominent person, with whom would you choose to have that supper?

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD)


PUBLISHED ON Jan 05,2020 [ VOL 20 , NO 1028]

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