FTD names BCG partner to board

Downers Grove, Ill. – The board of directors of FTD Companies, Inc. has appointed Michael Silverstein as a director of the company, effective Jan. 21, 2014. Silverstein will serve as a class I director with a term expiring at the company's 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.



Silverstein is a senior partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group ("BCG"). He has significant experience in the fields of consumer behavior and brand development, and is the author of four books on consumer spending, including the fields of luxury goods, market development and the rising female economy. He joined BCG in 1980 and has served in various positions prior to his current role, including as global practice leader and a member of the firm's executive committee.