Join us for this Meri Podcast episode, which features Mr. Tesfaye Hailemichael, Senior Vice President of Cerberus Capital Management and Chairperson of the Board at Chapa Financial Solutions S.C. We discuss a broad range of topics in this episode, such as: - The role Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & Board of Chairman - Development of Ethiopia Capital Market - Private equity and Listing - Merger and acquisition - Startup business from starting to scaling Explore Mr. Tesfaye’s background and methods, and gain insight from his expertise about important financial topics. Mr. Tesfaye Hailemichael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thailemichael/ More from our partners: Dashen Bank Website: https://dashenbanksc.com Telegram: https://t.me/DashenBankEthiopia EthioTelecom Download Telebirr Remit App on Playstore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ethiotelecom.telebirr.remit&hl=en&pli=1 Appstore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telebirr-remit/id6642675033 Website: https://www.ethiotelecom.et/ 00:00 - Intro 01:57 - Opening 03:34 - Background 05:49 - Coming back to Ethiopia 06:23 - Working experience in Ethiopia 18:44 - The role of a CFO 23:21 - Evaluating and Maximizing CFO Impact 47:49 - Developing Capital Markets 49:44 - Listing, the process 01:07:37 - The state of private equity 01:12:42 - Chapa 01:15:27 - Cerberus Capital Management 01:21:00 - Merger and Acquisition 01:39:54 - Board 01:52:34 - Run down questions 02:01:21 - Wisdom Social Links https://www.linkedin.com/company/meripodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@meripodcast https://twitter.com/MERI_Podcast https://www.instagram.com/meripodcast/ https://t.me/MERI_PODCAST https://youtube.com/@Meriwoch?si=yIpJ3byprnVNwKi1 Copyright Notice for Meri Podcast: All rights reserved. The content featured in this podcast is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or modification of any portion of this podcast is strictly prohibited. For permission to use our content, please contact us at info@meri.et Thank you for respecting our copyright.