Publisher Bayard names Bret Thomas president for U.S. operations

Published: 2007-01-24

NEW LONDON, Conn. (CNS) -- Bret D. Thomas, president and CEO of Peter Li Inc., a publisher of religious materials and magazines, has been named president for U.S. operations of Bayard Inc. Bayard, an international publishing entity with headquarters in France, owns Creative Communications for the Parish, based in St. Louis, and Twenty-Third Publications and the Bayard Magazine group, both located in New London. The company's imprints include Catholic Digest, Living Faith, Living With Christ, God's Word Today, Religion Teachers Journal, Today's Parish Minister and others. Thomas, who will take over the post by the end of January, has been CEO of Peter Li since April 2003. He formerly served as publishing director, group publisher and vice president-group publisher at the company. A former high school biology teacher, Thomas also was involved in moderating extracurricular activities including student government, athletics, drama and youth ministry.

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