Grey Daniel, executive editor of the W Publishing imprint, has been promoted to v-p, associate publisher of the Thomas Nelson imprint. David Moberg, senior v-p and publisher of W Publishing, credited Daniel with "developing author and agent relations for W" and pointed to what he called "a real gift for smelling out great publishing ideas."

Daniel said he was "excited" by the new opportunity. Daniel's responsibilities will include acquiring new and established authors and overseeing the imprint's continued growth. Before joining Thomas Nelson in 2001, Daniel was a senior executive at Webercize, a Nashville, Tenn., Internet services firm.