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Kenyan born Vanessa King’ori has been named the new publishing director of British Vogue.
In their statement the Vogue said that “Vanessa was the clear choice for the post.” Thaw managing director in the statement acknowledged that Kingóri had shown outstanding executive abilities and therefore deserved the new position.
“She has shown herself to be an outstanding executive, with an ability to harness the continuing power of print while embracing the platforms, ideas and collaborations…”
Previously Vanessa Kingori worked at British GQ and t Condé Nast UK where she made history becoming the first and youngest female publisher in the organization.
In 2016, she was honoured with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her role.
Speaking after accepting her new role,she said that it was an honour to be part of the iconic brand.
In her interview with ThisIsAfrica in July 2017, Vanessa had revealed that although she was brought up by single parent she had determined to beat the odds.
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