FTD Companies, Inc. announced that Christopher W. Shean, one of the company's directors, has been appointed interim President and Chief  Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Shean succeeds Robert S. Apatoff, who has stepped down from these positions and from FTD's board of directors. Mr. Apatoff will continue in a transitional advisory role to the Company through December 31, 2016.

In conjunction with this leadership change, the company has also created an Office of the Chief Executive Officer comprised of Becky A. Sheehan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Helen Quinn, Executive Vice President, U.S. Consumer Floral, and Scott D. Levin, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, all of whom will report directly to Mr. Shean. Mr. Shean has served as one of FTD's directors since December 2014. Mr. Shean is Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Expedia Holdings.

Mr. Shean has been a Senior Advisor of Liberty Interactive Corporation and Liberty Media Corporation, since October 2016. Prior to this, he served as Liberty's Chief Financial Officer from November 2011.