Mr. Tokkicha A. Ketema is among the young and rising entrepreneurs in Africa. He is a Graduate of Liverpool University in the United Kingdom, with a Bachelors in Civil Engineering. He completed his degree with Cum Laude honors. Always guided by his deep sense of commitment to his work Tokkicha took up the mantle of reforming his family’s construction business AKGC One of the major construction conglomerates in Ethiopia. During his time there, Tokkicha was able to contribute greatly to the establishment and growth of AKGC. Throughout his tenure he led more than five thousand employees and developed over ten major infrastructure projects which involved handling billions of birrs.
His ever-growing commitment to making a difference in his country and aspiration to build inter-African economic ties, led him to develop multiple businesses both in the local and global markets. His initiatives have led to many recognizing him as one of the promising hopes for future entrepreneurship in Africa.
He started Elnet Technologies and now, in less than four years, he has established a corporate ecosystem of 11 plus companies such as, Information and Technology, Microfinance and Digital Banking (Elsabi), Transport and Mobility (Eltaxi), Tourism (Eltenet), Mining (Elnet Mining Corporation), Commodity Production, Trading and Distribution, Real Estate , Education, Automotive Assembling (Elauto), to name a few, across East Africa, as well as in the Middle East UAE. Along with his business ventures, Tokkicha is a man of philanthropy. He along with his wife, Jessica Hedman, run the charitable wing of the Elnet Group—Elnet Foundation. He does this by committing financial and material resources into developing community service projects, such as building schools, creating job opportunities, environmental projects, and food security.
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