Jack Scott has been named director of training and member development for the new, 19-nation Christian Trade Association International.

Scott has taught booksellers at CBA events, the Religious Book Trade Exhibition and the American Booksellers Association, as well as at numerous regional and international bookselling associations in the Philippines, Latvia, Korea and Nigeria, among other places.

Scott served 20 years as director of the Provident Bookstores, a chain of 10 Christian stores. He also directed trade marketing for eight years at Herald Press, the book division of the Mennonite Publishing House. In both capacities, he taught numerous international publishers and retailers who came to North America to gain more business skills.

Christian Trade plans several training initiatives, including Web-based surveys, training modules for adoption by member nations and training opportunities at international regional conventions.

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