{"id":8241,"date":"2021-04-13T16:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T16:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=8241"},"modified":"2021-04-13T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T16:15:31","slug":"don-wanyama-appointed-vision-group-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/don-wanyama-appointed-vision-group-ceo","title":{"rendered":"Don Wanyama appointed Vision group CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Senior Presidential Press Secretary, Mr Don Wanyama has been appointed as the chief executive officer Vision Group, replacing Mr Robert Kabushenga who retired early this year.Vision Group chairman, Mr Patrick Ayota, announced the decision of the Board to appoint Mr Wanyama as managing director and CEO of the company on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Mr Kabushenga in January this year said he had opted for early retirement from the company citing personal reasons.\u201cThis is to let you know that for personal reasons I have asked the Board for an early retirement and this has been accepted,\u201d Mr Kabushenga was quoted as having said in a statement.<\/p>\n

He said he was moving on to full-time coffee farming at his Rugyeyo farm in Wakiso district after leaving the company which he had headed as CEO since January 1, 2007, after replacing William Pike.<\/p>\n

Background<\/b><\/p>\n

He joined the Daily Monitor in 2008 as an assistant chief sub editor having worked at New Vision as a junior sub editor.<\/p>\n

In 2009, he was promoted to a deputy chief sub editor and a year later named chief sub editor. In May 2013, he was named managing editor for daily editions.<\/p>\n

In 2015, he left Daily Monitor and was appointed special media assistant, Office of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairman (President Museveni).<\/p>\n

In 2016, he was appointed political editor New Vision before he joined State House in the same year, as Senior Presidential Press Secretary.<\/p>\n

Mr Wanyama\u2019s career journey in brief<\/b><\/p>\n

2007 – Junior Sub Editor, New Vision<\/p>\n

2009 – Deputy Chief Sub Editor, Daily Monitor<\/p>\n

2010 – Chief Sub Editor, Daily Monitor<\/p>\n

2013 – Managing Editor, Daily Monitor<\/p>\n

2015 – Special Media Assistant, Office of NRM Chairman<\/p>\n

2016- Political editor New Vision<\/p>\n

2016 – Senior Presidential Press Secretary, State House<\/p>\n

2021 – Chief Executive Officer, Vision Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Senior Presidential Press Secretary, Mr Don Wanyama has been appointed as the chief executive officer Vision Group, replacing Mr Robert Kabushenga who retired early this year.Vision Group chairman, Mr Patrick Ayota, announced the decision of the Board to appoint Mr Wanyama as managing director and CEO of the company on Tuesday. 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