Ahmed Kellow

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Ahmed Kellow
Born (1944-09-12) September 12, 1944 (age 80)
Harar, Ethiopia
NationalityEthiopian/British
Alma mater Addis Ababa University
(Bachelor of Commerce)
State University of New York at Albany
(Master of Business Administration)
University of Manchester
(Doctor of Philosophy in International finance)
OccupationCorporate Executive
Known forManagement, Leadership
Title Chief executive officer at Ethiopian Airlines Group
Political partyNone formerly Harari National League

Ahmed Kellow is an Ethiopian businessman and academic. He served as CEO of Ethiopian Airlines and later Chairman of Coca-Cola Ethiopia. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Ahmed Kellow was born into a Harari family on September 12, 1944. He began his professional journey in 1972, taking on various management positions in state-owned enterprises, including the Imperial Highway Authority, Central Press & Paper Converting Company, and the Glass & Bottle Company. [5] During the Ethiopian Revolution, he emerged as a prominent leader in organizing the 1974 Ethiopian Muslim protests, which played a crucial role in advocating for the rights of Ethiopian Muslims to observe the Holy Month of Ramadan and to have Eid al-Adha recognized as an official public holiday in a country where Orthodox Christianity was constitutionally established as the state religion. [6]

After escaping the communist regime in 1980, he sought refuge in the United Kingdom, where he earned his PhD. In 1986, he held the position of lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Cardiff Business School, which is affiliated with Cardiff University. [7] [8]

Career

In 1994, following the collapse of the Communist Derg regime, Ahmed Kellow returned to Ethiopia from the United Kingdom and was appointed as the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines by the ruling EPRDF government. [9] [10] Ahmed's dual approach of reducing unnecessary expenses while boosting revenue had begun to yield positive results. In the financial year concluding in 1995, the airline achieved a net profit of 186 million Birr ($35 million), which is more than double the previous year's profit of 91 million Birr. During the same timeframe, the airline's annual revenue rose to 1.6 billion Birr, up from 1.26 billion Birr, and the passenger load factor improved to 58.5%, compared to 55.7% the year before. [11]

Later, he held the positions of managing director and Chairman of Coca-Cola Ethiopia. In 2006, he took on the role of chairman at First Consult, a consulting firm established by his son, Nebil Kellow. [12]

Ahmed Kellow was also an adherent of the now defunct Harari National League. [13]

Education

He earned his B Com in 1966 from Addis Ababa University. Ahmed would go onto receive his Master of Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany (1969). In 1980 he obtained a PhD in International Finance from Manchester Business School of the University of Manchester. [5]

Selected publications

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References

  1. ↑ DAHLBURG, JOHN-THOR (24 November 1996). 90 Die as Hijacked Airliner Crashes Into Indian Ocean. LA TIMES.
  2. ↑ Ethiopia: New Coca-Cola Bottling Company formed to develop Business in Ethiopia. Addis Tribune.
  3. ↑ Getachew, Samuel (11 March 2020). One year on, Ethiopian Airlines was set to recover from its worst tragedy—then coronavirus hit. Quartz.
  4. ↑ News from Ethiopia Volumes 6-7. Embassy of Ethiopia. 1997. p. 3.
  5. 1 2 Verdier, Isabelle (1997). Ethiopia The Top 100 People. Indigo Publications. p. 34. ISBN   978-2-905760-12-8.
  6. ↑ The 1974 Ethiopian Muslim Rally. Badr newsletter. 2003. p. 3.
  7. ↑ Milliot, Eric (December 2020). Doing Business in Africa From Economic Growth to Societal Development. Springer International Publishing. p. xvii. ISBN   978-3-030-50739-8.
  8. ↑ Country Report. The Unit. 1993. p. 18.
  9. ↑ Guttery, Ben (January 1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines. Mcfarland. p. 68. ISBN   978-0-7864-0495-7.
  10. ↑ Demessie, Laeke (16 July 1997). ETHIOPIA-TRANSPORT: Shake-up in the Skies. IPS.
  11. ↑ Ethiopian birthday. Flight Global.
  12. ↑ Our Leadership. First Consult.
  13. ↑ Ethiopian register Volume 4. Ethiopian register. 1997. p. 12.
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