FTD Companies,names new chief financial officer

DOWNERS GROVE - FTD Companies announced Stephen Tucker has been appointed Executive Vice President, and also will succeed Becky Sheehan as Chief Financial Officer, effective Jan. 1.

Sheehan is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities and will assist in the executive leadership transition through the end of year.

Tucker was most recently senior vice president of financial operations at AT&T, where he oversaw financial operations for the AT&T Entertainment Group's Content and Customer Care teams. Prior to AT&T's acquisition of DirectTV, Mr. Tucker served in many roles within DirectTV, including SVP Financial Operations, where he provided finance support for the company's Customer Care, Field Services, Supply Chain, Service and Repair, and Protection Plan teams, and SVP of Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer for DIRECTV Sports Networks.

"Stephen has strong strategic financial and operational experience as well as an established track record of driving growth in profitability, achieving targeted metrics and motivating strong team performance," said Christopher W. Shean, FTD's interim President and Chief Executive Officer..

Tucker holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada and is a Certified Public Accountant.