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Jan 5 , 2020

Tibebe Tesfaye, CEO of Global Insurance

A 47-year-old insurance executive, Tibebe is married and a father of two children. He studied his first degree in mathematics from Addis Abeba University. He earned his master's of business administration from Unity University. He has a wide range of experience in the insurance industry working at United, Lion and Tsehay Insurance companies.

What is your biggest fear?

Seeing bad things happen to my children

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?

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

The 62 Br bill I paid for a Tea at Hilton Addis Hotel


How long do you spend on your phone?


An hour a day

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

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

Monastery

What is your biggest regret?


I wish I had kids at an earlier age

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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