Susan Nsibirwa Named Monitor Publications Managing Director

Susan Nsibirwa is the new managing director of Monitor Publication Limited (MPL), according to a statement from Stephen Gitagama, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nation Media Group (NMG).

The statement says she will assume office on January 2, 2024.

"The role reports to the Group CEO with a dotted reporting line to the Monitor Publications Limited (MPL) Board Chairman," reads the statement.

She replaces Tony Glencross who will be leaving the company on December 22, 2023.

Susan Nsibirwa will be responsible for leading MPL, The East African and Africa Broadcasting (U) Limited (the broadcasting company that operates NTV Uganda and Spark TV) to deliver their long-term strategy, business plans, and annual performance targets, to maximize value to shareholders.
 
She will be joining NMG from Ayiva Consulting Solutions where she is currently the managing director. She previously worked for URGE - Uganda, Vision Group, MTN Uganda and dfcu Bank, among others.
 
Nsibirwa is currently a member of the Strategy and Audit, Risk & Compliance Board Committees of Monitor Publications Limited and is the Board Chair at the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), among other boards. She is a marketing and communications professional with over 25 years of experience, with 15 years of these in senior executive roles successfully leading corporate, marketing and communications teams and departments across diverse industries.

She is a holder of a Master of Business Administration from the University of Nicosia, Cyprus and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication from Makerere University.

Timothy Ntale, the Company Secretary, will serve as Acting Managing Director from December 23, until Nsibirwa assumes her new role.