Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 5, 2001
MICHAEL J. SOENEN is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
FTD.COM, INC. Mr. Soenen has served in this capacity since May 1999 and,
just one year since the company's IPO, Mr. Soenen has nearly doubled the
company's revenues to almost $100 million and achieved profitability in
FTD.COM's fiscal year 2001 first quarter. He was Vice President-
Marketing of FTD, Inc., the parent company of FTD.COM, prior to joining
the company and from January 1997 until August 1998, Mr. Soenen was
Director of Sales Promotion for FTD, Inc. Prior to FTD, Inc., Mr. Soenen
was an Associate at Perry Corporation, a private equity firm, from
August 1996 until December 1996. From July 1993 to July 1996, Mr. Soenen
worked for Salomon Brothers, Inc., an investment banking firm. Mr.
Soenen received a BA from Kalamazoo College in 1992. Profile
company?
Mr. Soenen: Certainly, FTD.COM is an Internet and telephone marketer of
flowers and specialty gifts. We derive
