Original Story Published by: Staff Writer, African Leaders Magazine, www.africanleadersmagazine.com
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(Above) Admassu Tadesse
For Admassu Tadesse, years of visionary leadership and thoughtful experimentation within Africa’s development finance sector are finally, steadily paying off. In 2019, he was named African Banker of the Year, and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB), which he has led as President and CEO since 2011, has been recognised for a slew of achievements.
This year, it was named the Best Trade Finance Bank in Kenya and in Ethiopia by Global Trade Review, Best Trade Financier in Africa by Trade Finance Global and African Bank of the Year at the African Banker Awards.
But the steady inflow of accolades in recent years conceals the toil, heartbreak and recovery that have characterised Admassu’s career. In fact, there was a time, at his previous job, when he had to confront the possibility that his apex achievement – a project he had nurtured from an idea to the brink of execution – had been aborted unexpectedly.
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