Nation’s C.E.O Officially Retires, A Few Days After Angela Angweyi Left
After 9 years of leading Nation Media Group having taken the mantle on November 2006, today was Linus Gitahi’s last day at the Kimathi Street Based Media house.
In addition to serving as the C.E.O of NMG he also serves as the Executive Director of Equity Bank – South Sudan. Before joining Nation Media Group,he served as Managing Director of GlaxoSmithKline, West Africa until September 30, 2006.
Joseph Muganda was expected take over from him on July 1, 2015 but I guess they decided to do it earlier. This was Larry Madowo’s message in regards to Linus’ departure:
Tuesday is Linus Gitahi’s last day as CEO of the Nation Media Group. He is calling it a day after leading East Africa’s largest media house since November 2006. “You know you’re just on a sabbatical, you’ll come back,” Mr Gitahi told me in mid-2012 when he was the first to arrive at the launch of my CNBC Africa show Eye on Kenya.
Six months later, I was back at NTV. When the station wanted to build new studios, the usually noisy NTV newsroom moved downstairs to the 5th floor, where his office also was.
Clearly a big fan of management by walking around, he stopped by often to chat with folks and connect. We’ll miss his excellent guidance and leadership. So long LG, and welcome, Joseph Muganda.
The show must go on.
