Danny Gurr has been named to the newly created position of president of Quarto Holdings and will report directly to Quarto chairman Laurence Orbach. Gurr, who resigned as president of DK U.S. last July in the wake of organizational restructuring (News, July 2, 2001), will be working on a wide range of projects. Among Quarto's holdings in the U.S. are Rockport Publishing and Fair Winds Press in Gloucester, Mass., and Book Sales in New York City. Gurr will divide his time between New York and London.