Management Team

Adolfo Villagomez was named Chief Executive Officer of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. in May 2025. Mr. Villagomez brings more than two decades of leadership experience in driving digital transformations by combining data-driven business strategies with his digital expertise leading consumer facing businesses.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Villagomez served as Chief Executive Officer of Progress Residential, leading the largest private owner and operator of single-family rentals in over 40 U.S. markets. Prior to serving as Chief Executive Officer of Progress Residential, he served as President of The Home Depot’s online businesses and Chief Marketing Officer for U.S. Retail where he was responsible for all digital activities including homedepot.com, an industry leading eCommerce operation that achieved more than $20 billion in sales in 2021. Earlier in his career, Mr. Villagomez was a partner at McKinsey and Company, where he led its North America Marketing and Sales Practice. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Yale School of Management, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Melanie Babcock is Chief Marketing and Growth Officer at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., where she leads all aspects of marketing strategy, brand positioning, customer acquisition and retention, and revenue growth initiatives.

A digital pioneer, Babcock served in several leadership roles at The Home Depot for over a decade. Most recently, she was Vice President of Orange Apron Media and Monetization, where she pioneered and built the retail media division. Under her leadership, Orange Apron Media achieved double-digit year-over-year growth, rebranded from Retail Media+ to Orange Apron Media, and launched the industry's first "InFronts" conference for advertisers. She also served as Vice President of Integrated Media and Retail Media+, where she transformed the company's marketing strategy from product-centric to personalized customer marketing.

Before joining The Home Depot, Babcock held leadership positions at Cardlytics, MSL GROUP/Publicis Groupe, and Ketchum, where she consistently built high-performing teams and drove significant revenue growth through digital and strategic partnership initiatives.

She has been recognized as The Home Depot Officer of the Year (2023) and named to AdAge's "15 Executives You Should Know" (2025) and AdWeek's "16 RMN Execs to Watch" (2024)

Henry Mori is Chief Product & AI Officer at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., where he leads the commercialization of AI across the company’s portfolio of brands to accelerate growth, drive innovation, and deliver efficiencies

Previously, he served as Vice President, Head of Engineering at PepsiCo, where he led the global software engineering organization for digital commerce and acted as CTO for key strategic brands, building fintech products used by millions of consumers worldwide.

Prior to PepsiCo, Henry co-founded and served as CTO of Wellspace, a market-leading digital commerce platform acquired by PepsiCo in 2019, which now powers the company’s digital commerce initiatives. He began his career by building a consultancy that delivered technology-driven business solutions for clients in esports, edtech, and biotech.

Across his career, Henry has built a reputation for setting a clear vision, scaling world-class teams, and creating enterprise value. He is passionate about helping companies harness AI, not only to accelerate growth and innovation, but also to unlock efficiencies and build durable competitive advantage in today’s rapidly evolving landscape.

James Langrock joined 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. in April as Chief Administrative Officer, bringing a broad range of finance experience to the Company. He became Chief Financial Officer in January 2025.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Langrock held the position of Chief Financial Officer at several public and privately held companies, including Charcuterie Artisans, The Hain Celestial Group, and Monster Worldwide, Inc.

Michael Manley has been the Company's Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since July 2018. Michael previously was a partner at Venable, LLP, a top national law firm where he was also a member of the firm’s Corporate Group. Prior to Venable, Michael's other experience included serving as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of CION Investment Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor; Managing Director, Co-General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and/or Secretary for various entities at Plainfield Asset Management LLC; and President and General Counsel of PartMiner, Inc., a leading provider of procurement and information services to the electronics industry. Michael earned his undergraduate degree at Yale University and his law degree at Fordham University School of Law.

In his role as Senior Vice President, Business Development for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Steve is primarily responsible for structuring and negotiating direct investments and strategic partnerships, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Steve joined the company in June 2020, bringing more than 25 years of private equity experience to his position. Before joining 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Steve was with Clarim Holdings, LLC, a private investment holding company, where he served as Managing Director. Prior to Clarim, Steve was one of the founding partners of SR Capital Advisors, a private equity firm focused on media, telecommunications, and business services. He previously served as Managing Director and Co-Head of the New York office of TD Capital, the $1.9B private equity arm of TD Bank Financial Group. During Steve’s tenure, the New York office of TD Capital invested over $1.0B of private equity and mezzanine capital. Prior to TD Capital, Steve worked in mergers and acquisitions at TD Securities.

Past and present Board positions that Steve has held include Bresnan Communications, Precyse Solutions, Council Tree Communications, Orthonet, West Virginia Media Holdings, LLC, SmartGift LLC, Digital Media Services, LLC, and J5 Infrastructure Partners.

Steve holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Vassar College, where he served on the Advisory Committee to the President.