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In Memoriam – Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam

Monday, December 12, 2005

Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam    IN MEMORIAM

Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam
Board Member, Volunteer
and Friend

President of Panalpina FMS, Inc., an international freight forwarder. Served for twenty five years in the Ethiopian Air Force before assuming command of the Air Force in 1974. Appointed to the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, D.C. as the Defense and Armed Forces Attaché. He was a Director with the Northrop Corporation from 1982-86, during which time he traveled extensively throughout Africa. He had served on the Bread and Water Advisory Board for ten years.
Rest in Peace.

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