{"id":2513,"date":"2011-02-23T15:15:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T15:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2011\/02\/zondervan-ceo-leaving-christia.php"},"modified":"2011-02-23T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T15:15:09","slug":"zondervan-ceo-leaving-christia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/02\/zondervan-ceo-leaving-christia","title":{"rendered":"Zondervan CEO Leaving Christian Publisher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (RNS) Zondervan CEO Maureen &#8220;Moe&#8221; Girkins will step down March 11, the Grand Rapids-area publisher has announced.<br \/>\nA search for a new CEO will begin immediately, according to a statement released by the company.<br \/>\nThe company declined to comment on the reason for Girkins&#8217; departure, which was announced last Thursday (Feb. 17).<br \/>\nIn the interim, she will be replaced by Scott Macdonald, general manager of The City, Zondervan-owned integrated software platform for church communities.<br \/>\n&#8220;Macdonald will work closely with Zondervan&#8217;s leadership team, which combined has more than 100 years of experience with the company,&#8221; Zondervan said in a statement.<br \/>\nMacdonald is described as a veteran in Christian retailing. He previously served as president of Insight Retail Group, a franchisor of Christian stores with 35 sites. MacDonald has developed growth strategies and increased profitability at multiple companies, according to the statement.<br \/>\nZondervan, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, produces Bibles, including the best-selling NIV Bible translation, books and new media products as well as children&#8217;s products from its Zonderkidz group.<br \/>\n<em>(Shandra Martinez writes for <\/em>The Grand Rapids Press <em>in Grand Rapids, Mich.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (RNS) Zondervan CEO Maureen &#8220;Moe&#8221; Girkins will step down March 11, the Grand Rapids-area publisher has announced. A search for a new CEO will begin immediately, according to a statement released by the company. 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