Full Name
Mr. Admassu Yilma Tadesse
Job Title
Group President and Managing Director
Company
TDB Group
Speaker Bio
Admassu Tadesse has been serving as Trade and Development Bank Group President and Managing Director since 2022. Prior, he led PTA Bank, and its evolution into TDB, and previously served as Executive Vice President for International Finance and Corporate Strategy with the Development Bank of Southern Africa.
Under his leadership, TDB Group has expanded into several new and underserved markets, with new strategic business units and subsidiaries to bolster impact, reach and sustainability, and total assets growing 8-fold to USD 10.6 billion in 2025. Its equity capital has also diversified and multiplied manifold, with the total number of shareholders across the Group growing over 4-fold.
A recipient of various distinctions and awards, including African Banker of the Year twice in 2019 and 2024, Tadesse also serves on several boards of directors and industry bodies, in various capacities, mainly in Africa, but also Europe, the U.S. and Asia. He is an alumnus of the London School of Economics, Western University, Wits Business School, and Harvard Business School.
Under his leadership, TDB Group has expanded into several new and underserved markets, with new strategic business units and subsidiaries to bolster impact, reach and sustainability, and total assets growing 8-fold to USD 10.6 billion in 2025. Its equity capital has also diversified and multiplied manifold, with the total number of shareholders across the Group growing over 4-fold.
A recipient of various distinctions and awards, including African Banker of the Year twice in 2019 and 2024, Tadesse also serves on several boards of directors and industry bodies, in various capacities, mainly in Africa, but also Europe, the U.S. and Asia. He is an alumnus of the London School of Economics, Western University, Wits Business School, and Harvard Business School.
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