Dietz steps down at WCI

James Dietz, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is resigning from WCI Communities Inc.

Dietz has a new career in the vacation resort industry and will leave WCI at the end of the year, according to a release.

Ernest Scheidemann was appointed interim chief financial officer effective Dec. 28. Scheidemann, who is currently the company's vice president and treasurer, has been with WCI since 2004. He will retain his duties as treasurer while serving as interim CFO, the release said.

Dietz is the second top executive to leave WCI since billionaire financier and investor Carl Icahn was elected chairman of its board of directors. Christopher Hanlon, senior vice president and chief operating officer, announced in September that he would resign at the end of the year.

WCI (NYSE: WCI) is a Bonita Springs-based homebuilding and real estate services company with strong ties to the Tampa Bay area. Its communities include Sun City Center in Hillsborough County, Westshore Yacht Club in Tampa, Tidewater Preserve and Waterlefe in Bradenton, and the Venetian Golf & River Club in Venice.

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