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Charlie Cole was named Chief Executive Officer of FTD in March 2020. Charlie brings extensive digital and retail leadership experience to FTD. Most recently, he served as the first Global Chief eCommerce Officer for Samsonite while simultaneously serving as Chief Digital Officer for Tumi, which was acquired by Samsonite. Prior to Samsonite, Charlie held executive positions and led digital transformations at several companies, including Assembled Brands, a holding company providing talent and business development to emerging designers and companies focused on building lasting brands (where he served as CEO of The Line), Schiff Nutrition, a leading nutritional supplement company acquired by Reckitt Benckiser, and Lucky Brand Jeans. He also provides advisory services to a number of companies operating in the e-commerce arena. Charlie holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington.

Lynne Coté is a Board Member at Big Lots; Board Member at cabi; and President/CEO at Princess House, Inc. and is based in Compton, California. She has worked as Executive Vice President, Design & Production at Jones New York; Product Development Manager, Associate Buyer Private Label at JCPenney; and Vice President, Design & Production at Notations. Lynne studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between 1983 and 1987 and UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.