Georgetown: Agronomist Anthony Vieira has been appointed Director of Field Operations at the struggling Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), sources close to the industry have confirmed.Vieira, a director of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) and a former broadcaster and television owner, will turn out for duties today.
He has reportedly resigned his position as a director on the GuySuCo Board, and it is unclear whether he will be asked to relinquish his post on the GNBA.
Vieira is the son of Joe Vieira, whose business acumen and expertise have been of great importance to the development of Guyana in the agricultural sector.
The former Administrative Manager of GuySuCo Estate was appointed Field Superintendent for technical matters in 1965 after obtaining a Diploma in Plant Anatomy and Physiology at the Tropical School of Agriculture in Trinidad and at the University of Guyana. He was promoted to Assistant Field Manager in 1969, and Field Manager in 1973; and finally Administrative Manager in 1976 at the Versailles Sugar Estate.
In 1983, Vieira pioneered the first television broadcast station in Guyana, for which he was awarded the Medal of Service.
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