Winter Park, Fla. — Chris Tauber, who has been spearheading Islands magazine's digital efforts with multiple iPhone apps and its upcoming iPad launch, has been promoted to the newly created position of Group Brand Director, overseeing several Bonnier travel brands. The announcement was made by Sue Gilman, group publisher of the travel and lifestyle group.

"Chris' vision has been at the forefront of the success we've had with Islands," Gilman says. "Now he'll be in a leadership position to share his insights and practical experience at the digital frontier across all of our brands." In addition to Islands, Tauber will execute the brand direction of Caribbean Travel & Life, Destination Weddings & Honeymoons, Florida Travel & Life and Spa.

Tauber has been the brand manager of Islands for the past 2½ years, after serving as senior writer and then editorial director of Bonnier's water sports group. Before moving with his family to Florida in 2002, he worked in New York with Parade, the National Basketball Association, the New York Times and Time Inc., managing both print and digital initiatives.

At Islands, Tauber has helped foster teamwork to enhance content for the award-winning magazine and to create new opportunities for digital brand extensions. "We've learned a lot together at Islands, and it's exciting to bring that cooperation across the group," he says. "The iPad launch of Islands' November issue is also a great example of the editorial team collaborating from the idea phase with the business, marketing and development teams. With that type of integration, we can meet the needs of our audiences and our clients in this evolving new era."

Bonnier Corp. (www.bonniercorp.com) is one of the largest consumer-publishing groups in America and is the leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences through 50 special-interest magazines and related multimedia projects and events. Bonnier Corp. is the U.S. division of the Bonnier Group (www.bonnier.com), a 200-year-old family-owned media group based in Sweden with business operations in 25 countries.