International Bible Society-Send the Light (IBS-STL) Global announced yesterday the appointment of Christian publishing industry veterans Doug Lockhart and Scott Bolinder as president and CEO of its North American operations and president of global publishing, respectively.

Effective Jan. 1, Lockhart will replace David Passman, who will retire in early 2009. Lockhart served over the past year as vice president of communications and external affairs for the Hope Network, a Grand Rapids, Mich., based Christian human services organization. Lockhart previously served for five years at Zondervan, including two as president and CEO.

Lockhart will oversee IBS-STL's Distribution North America, publishing, outreach, development and administrative divisions—based in Johnson City, Tenn., and Colorado Springs, Colo.

IBS-STL Global President and CEO Keith Danby said Lockhart was "God's person to take us to the next stage of our development." He added: "I am delighted that we have been able to attract someone of the caliber of Doug Lockhart, someone who I have known for more than five years and had the privilege of working with during his time at Zondervan."

Bolinder joins IBS-STL following more than 20 years as Zondervan's executive vice president of publishing.

Danby said Bolinder was "one of the most respected Christian publishers in the industry." Bolinder's work with leading authors Rick Warren, Bill Hybels, Philip Yancey, John Ortberg, Karen Kingsbury and Lee Strobel "makes him uniquely qualified to lead our global publishing efforts," he added.

IBS-STL also announced the appointment of Steve Johnson to the new position of vice president of Communication and New Media. Johnson is a veteran of IBS, holding numerous leadership positions within the organization and most recently serving as global publisher.

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