WORTHY PUBLISHING GROWS TEAM BY ADDING
MARK GILROY AS SVP, ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
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| The Worthy offices in Brentwood, Tennessee. |
NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 1, 2013 – Worthy Publishing is
pleased to announce that industry veteran Mark Gilroy has joined the executive
team as a Senior Vice President, Associate Publisher. Gilroy will manage the
rapidly growing Freeman-Smith imprint, working closely with founder Ron Smith,
who will continue his creative work in product development and key account
management.
Gilroy has had a successful career in all phases of
publishing, working with top authors such as Max Lucado, Beth Moore, and Newt
Gingrich, and on numerous bestseller projects. His most recent role in the
corporate world was as publisher of the gift, specialty, and backlist books for
Thomas Nelson.
“As we continue to build Worthy Publishing, we want to
attract strong, energetic leaders and Mark Gilroy fits that bill,” said Byron
Williamson, president and CEO of Worthy. “In my years of working with Mark at
Integrity Publishers and Thomas Nelson, I know he has tremendous passion for
books and great understanding of the marketplace. He and Ron will make a
remarkable team.”
“I’ve enjoyed my recent work as an author, agent, and book
packager,” Gilroy said, “but when Byron calls with a big idea you have to
listen. I’m honored and excited to jump on board and work with the talented
team at Worthy. I’m not sure how many individuals in publishing can match Byron’s
track record for building great companies based on high-impact books.”
In addition to his work as a publisher, Gilroy has an
extensive list of writing credits and in the past year has released two novels,
Cuts Like a Knife and Every Breath You Take, which were met
with critical acclaim in USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and other leading outlets.
Gilroy has written with authors on many
significant projects, including Walmart
Way, with Don Soderquist, Sam Walton’s longtime right-hand man.
Worthy Publishing (www.worthypublishing.com), a privately held, independent voice
in Christian and inspirational publishing, manages editorial, marketing,
publicity, and distribution from its home office in Nashville, Tenn. Worthy
Books focuses on a boutique list of new titles each year across a broad
spectrum of genres, including fiction, current events, biography, devotionals,
as well as spiritual and personal growth, and specialized Bibles. Worthy owns
Ellie Claire, Gifts and Paper Expressions, as well as Freeman-Smith, a
specialty book imprint.
CONTACT:
Morgan Canclini
817-944-1071
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