(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) September 21, 2017—New Hope® Publishers welcomes Paul Hawkins as director of sales and marketing. Hawkins was born and raised in Mississippi and earned a master’s degree from Mississippi State University. He brings much experience in the field of sales and development of strategies for brand awareness and development.
“I am inspired by the heart for service behind New Hope Publishers. I am humbled by the opportunity to continue working in a field I love while joining hands with others whose hearts are focused on serving the Lord, His people, and carrying the gospel to those who still need to hear,” comments Hawkins. “What a gift it is to be in a position that combines my passions.”
“We’re ecstatic to have Paul on board. He is a great man of God,” comments John Herring, CEO of New Hope Publishers. “Paul will be working closely with our New Hope partners and will foster new relationships to extend the mission of New Hope.”
Ramona Richards, New Hope’s associate publisher adds, “Paul is a part of the expanding and vital future for New Hope, along with the rest of our team. He brings a new vision for the sales and marketing direction for the company, and his heart is as much grounded in our ministry as in our products. I’m looking forward to seeing all he can do.”
Hawkins’s passion for God’s Word and the message of the gospel will serve to propel the work of New Hope authors even further into the marketplace.
The mission of New Hope® Publishers is to challenge readers to understand and be radically involved in the mission of God. A division of Iron Stream Media, New Hope’s books have received critical acclaim and won several awards. In 2009 and 2015, New Hope was chosen as publisher of the year by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA). Representing more than 70 authors and more than 200 individual works, New Hope is a member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) and is located in Birmingham, Alabama.
