Appointed by the Chairman and Founder Sheik Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi as Chief Executive Director of DMC, in 2006, Ato Haile Assegdie learned his craft as a competent civil engineer followed by a Master of Science education in construction management from the University of Loughborough, UK.  He started his career as a civil servant in Berta Construction Ethiopia, Norwegian Save the Children, Ethiopian Water Works Construction Authority (EWWCA), after which he moved to serve as senior civil servant; as Minster of Works and Urban Development and as State Minster of Infrastructure Development of the FDRE. He paved the way for the conception and construction of our company. Parallel to this, he has been the chief architect in the establishment of Derba Group which provides strategic leadership to Toussa Steel, Derba Transport, Maya pp bag, Dashen Cement, Derba Lime and Chemicals, and Derba Drilling & Hydrology, which are incorporated as strategic investments of national importance.  Our Chief Executive Director has led the project team to successful completion of our company first as a project and is now managing its operation.