Fitsum Abera Mekonnen

Fitsum Abera Mekonnen currently serves as Executive Head of Regional Technology Operations at Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC, a role held since February 2022, following previous positions including Regional Operation Manager and Senior Specialist Network Operations. Prior experience includes a significant tenure at Ericsson from June 2015 to February 2022 as Senior Integration Engineer and Team Lead, and at Huawei as a Wireless Engineer from January 2013 to June 2015, where responsibilities included generating PAT procedures and product integration. An earlier role at Ethio telecom from September 2007 to January 2013 involved the management of junior engineers and participation in major projects like the ZTE NGN project. Fitsum Abera Mekonnen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Bahir Dar University, completed in 2007.