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. strategic Under his leadership, TDB Group has expanded into several new and underserved markets, with new business units and subsidiaries assets growing 8fold multiplied manifold , A recipient of various to with the to bolster impact, reach and sustainability USD 10 .6 billion in 2025 . Its equity capital has also total number of shareholders across the Group distinctions and awards, including African Banker of the Year and 2024 , and total diversified and growing over 4fold. twice in 2019 , 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.
