Executive Biography of Henok Teferra Shawl

Henok Teferra Shawl

Managing Director, Boeing Africa

Henok Teferra Shawl is the managing director for Boeing Africa, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Teferra Shawl’s scope focuses on strengthening Boeing’s operations and relationships throughout the African continent. He reports to Kuljit Ghata-Aura, president of Boeing Middle East, Türkiye, Africa, and Central Asia (METACA).

Teferra Shawl has over 20 years of public and private sector experience in aviation, diplomacy, and international relations. Before his diplomatic career, Teferra spent over a decade working in the aviation industry, where he held various senior leadership positions at Ethiopian Airlines, including vice president of strategic planning and alliances, vice president of corporate strategy, communications, and director of corporate strategy and government affairs. In another previous role as CEO and board member of ASKY Airlines, Teferra Shawl was responsible for managing the airline's operations, which operates in West and Central Africa.

Additionally, Teferra Shawl was the former ambassador of Ethiopia to France, Spain, Portugal, The Holy See, and Monaco for over three years, where he successfully represented Ethiopia in various diplomatic missions, contributing significantly to the strengthening of Ethiopia's ties with these countries.  

Most recently, Teferra Shawl held the position of chief external affairs and regulatory officer at Safaricom Telecommunication Ethiopia (PLC).

Teferra Shawl holds a master’s degree in international economic law from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne and a bachelor's degree in international law from the Université Nice Sophia Antipolis.