(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of James F. Couch, Jr. to Vice President of Reference, Curriculum, and Translation Development for the company’s Bible Group. Couch, who has been overseeing the development of The Voice™—the publisher’s new Bible translation, will now also lend his talents to the creation of Thomas Nelson’s reference and curriculum products.

“Frank has a long history of working with Bible-related projects and we’re excited to be able to broaden the scope of his involvement in the creation of our life-changing products,” notes Gary Davidson, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Thomas Nelson’s Bible Group. “His experiences lend a wealth of knowledge to his role in continuing the Thomas Nelson legacy of bringing the Bible and inspiration to the masses.” READ MORE »

(Nashville, Tenn.) Wayne Hastings, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Thomas Nelson’s Bible Group, is pleased to announce that Carla Ballerini has joined Thomas Nelson’s Bible Group as Vice President of Marketing. Ballerini will be filling the position vacated by Audrey Kidd who left the company to serve as the Chief Operating Officer for the United Methodist Publishing House.

“The company’s mission to inspire others through God’s Word matches my personal mission,” notes Ballerini. “Thomas Nelson is a place where my Christian values and beliefs will be supported, strengthened, and utilized to fuel the professional marketing efforts for some of the most dynamic Bible and study products available today. I am excited by both the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.” READ MORE »

(Nashville, Tenn.) Today Thomas Nelson’s Chief Executive Officer Michael Hyatt announced changes to his executive leadership team. The changes were made to more tightly align sales, marketing, and publishing, while placing product development directly under his oversight.

Mark Schoenwald immediately assumes the duties of President and Chief Operating Officer. All of the company’s publishing, marketing, and sales will be consolidated under him. Schoenwald, who has served as Nelson’s Chief Sales Officer since 2004, will continue to report to Hyatt. READ MORE »

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that Dale Wilstermann will lead Thomas Nelson’s Non-Fiction Trade Group as the Vice President of Marketing, effective March 2. Wilstermann has spent the last three years at Thomas Nelson, in the positions of both Vice President of ABA Religious Sales and Vice President of E-tailer Sales - where he has guided Thomas Nelson’s online sales division.  Wilstermann brings more than 15 years of sales and retail experience into the job, including extensive time at both Strang Communications and Integrity Publishers.

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(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that Daisy Hutton will lead Thomas Nelson’s global licensing team as the Vice President of International Licensing beginning on September 1st. Hutton, who has worked at Harvard Business Press for the last 5 years, has more than 10 years of licensing and international rights experience. She will be responsible for building and executing Nelson’s international licensing strategy.

“Our international licensing team has averaged 21% growth each of the last four years,” said Tod Shuttleworth, Senior Vice President and Group Publisher of Nelson’s Specialty and Global Publishing Division. “And we are seeing dynamic growth throughout our international divisions. Daisy’s extensive international experience will be an important addition to our team as we plan on the continued growth of Thomas Nelson’s global publishing.” READ MORE »