Primary Job Title Member of the Board of Directors Primary Organization 
1-800-FLOWERS
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Eugene DeMark, age 67, has been a Director of the Company since January 2012. DeMark worked for KPMG LLP, a global professional services firm, from June 1969 until his retirement in October 2009. He served as the Advisory Northeast Area Managing Partner at KPMG from October 2005 until his retirement.
During his career with KPMG, he served in
various leadership positions including Area Managing Partner of the Information, Communications and Electronics Practice as well as Managing Partner of the firm’s Long Island office. While on special assignment at KPMG he worked on the research staff of the Commission on Auditors Responsibilities (the predecessor of the Treadway Commission) that was formed to assess increases in fraudulent financial reporting and developed KPMG’s first study guide on SEC reporting. Since his retirement, DeMark has been an independent consultant.
DeMark has served on the Board of Directors of BankUnited, Florida’s largest independent bank, since 2010 and is the chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. He also serves on the Governance and Compensation committees of the Bank’s Board and is the Lead Director. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.
