Берхане Демисси вошла в совет директоров Safaricom Ethiopia

Berhane Demissie, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Cepheus Growth Capital Partners, has been appointed to the board of Safaricom Ethiopia. Berhane’s appointment came following a two-day board meeting of Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) at Safaricom Ethiopia’s headquarters in Addis Ababa this week. Berhane becomes the second Ethiopian to serve on the board, following Ermias Eshetu’s appointment in March 2025. Berhane brings over two decades of private equity, investment management, and corporate finance experience across Ethiopia and the UK. Prior to co-founding Cepheus Growth Capital Partners, she served as a Senior Consultant to Ethiopia’s Public Financial Enterprises Agency and worked in London at Citigroup within its Corporate and Portfolio Risk Management divisions. She holds an MBA from Imperial College London. Her appointment signals a push to deepen local representation and market expertise at the top tier of Safaricom Ethiopia’s governance. GPE—which comprises Vodacom Group, Safaricom Group PLC, Vodafone, Sumitomo, British International Investment (BII), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC)—is steering the country’s largest private investment project to expand digital infrastructure and financial inclusion nationwide.