'Nation' Editor-in-Chief Tom Mshindi to retire
Nation Media Group Editor-in-Chief Tom Mshindi. He will retire at the end of year. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Mr Mshindi was appointed editor-in chief on June 5, 2015 and to the Board as an executive director in July 2016.
He will continue to serve in the same capacity as the board manages the transition at the end of the year.
Nation Media Group Editor-in-Chief and Executive Director Tom Mshindi is retiring.
The company said in a statement Friday that Mr Mshindi will retire at the end of December.
In the statement signed by NMG Chairman Wilfred Kiboro, the board yesterday described Mr Mshindi as “a loyal, dedicated and highly valued member of the executive team and the board.”
Mr Mshindi has worked at NMG for a total of 24 years in two stints.
He served in various roles, including as a journalist and later as managing editor of the Daily Nation, managing director of Monitor Publications Ltd (Uganda), managing director of Nation Newspapers Division and chief operating officer.
“The board notes with appreciation that he has been a key player as the company embarked on its transformation journey to transition from a purely legacy platform media house into an online first, digital content company of the 21st century,” said Mr Kiboro in the statement. “The board is grateful for his dedicated service and wishes him all the best in the coming years”.
Mr Mshindi was appointed editor-in chief on June 5, 2015 and to the Board as an executive director in July 2016.
Mr Mshindi will continue to serve in the same capacity as the board manages the transition at the end of the year.
