Schoenwald Promotes Hofmann and Knight
(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that Mark Schoenwald has promoted Sally Hofmann and Tom Kni
ght. Hofmann will move to Plano, Texas, to join the live events leadership team as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Knight will oversee sales for all of the company’s publishing units as Senior Vice President of Sales.
Hofmann has 17 years of experience in sales management. She joined Nelson in 2005 and has served most recently as Senior Vice President of General Market and International Sales where she led the division to unprecedented sales growth.
“We are very committed to growing our live events business,” said President and CEO of Thomas Nelson, Mark Schoenwald. “Sally is a results oriented leader with a proven track record. She will be a wonderful addition to the entire live events leadership team.”
Knight brings nearly 30 years of experience in both the publishing and music industries. He joined Nelson in 2007 as Vice President of Independent Retail and has led the entire Christian Retail and Ministry sales divisions for the last year and a half.
“Throughout his career, Tom has demonstrated the ability to develop strong teams and build alignment around strategic plans,” continued Schoenwald. “With his hands-on management, he will rally, support and augment each of our publishing sales divisions.”
“Sally and Tom are two of the best sales leaders that I know,” concluded Schoenwald. “I am excited to see how each of them will flourish in their new roles.”
