“I am proud to accept my appointment ” Terryanne Chebet appointed CEO after close to two years without a job

October 26th 2016 was the day Terryanne Chebet received retrenchment letter from Citizen TV. The mother of two has since risen to be a CEO after close to two years of unemployment.

Royal Media Services (RMS) carried out a major restructuring in October 2016. Over 100 employees were sent packing as the media house said difficult business environment in the broadcast industry had cut revenues.

Terryanne Chebet was among RMS journalists laid off in the restructuring. The retrenchment saw the likes of Kirigo Ng’arua also sent packing.

Chebet has since being appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Fanaka Television, the first 24 hour Business Television Channel in Kenya.

“Business Television is my life. It is with humility and lots of enthusiasm that I am proud to accept my appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of Fanaka Television, the first 24 hour Business Television Channel in Kenya. We will cover business and the economy in a way that has never been done in Kenya. In this endeavour, we have embarked on a global benchmarking tour to set our standards to match the best of the best in business journalism,” wrote Terryanne Chebet.

Bench-marking tour

Terryanne and her team flew to Johannesburg, South Africa for a bench-marking trip. They visited CNBC Africa office where Terryanne used to work before she joined Citizen TV.

“Today my team conducted an extensive benchmarking tour of CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa Magazine here in Johannesburg . We look forward to collaborating with sister Business Tv’s in Africa and beyond. Welcome to Fanaka Television where we are guided by our motto ‘Strictly Business’. What a pleasure to once again reconnect with Roberta Naicker, MD CNBC Africa after sooo many years and the very funny Chris Bishop who I worked with during my days at CNBC Africa,” wrote Terryanne.

 

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