Harte Hanks Inc. Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Doug Shepard resigned from his post, effective Dec. 31, to pursue another opportunity.

Shepard has served in both positions at the marketing services company since 2007. He will provide transitional consultative services to Harte-Hanks in 2017, the company said Dec. 13.

Robert Munden, the company's general counsel and executive vice president, will become interim CFO during the search for Shepard's successor, with Scott Hamilton set to coordinate the investor relations program.