American Express Company (AXP)

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American Express Company

200 Vesey Street
New York 10285
United States
212-640-2000
http://www.americanexpress.com

Sector(s): Financial Services
Industry: Credit Services
Full-time employees: 64,000

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Stephen Joseph Squeri	Chairman & CEO	10.95M	6.47M	1960
Mr. Jeffrey C. Campbell	Chief Financial Officer	8.44M	N/A	1961
Ms. Laureen E. Seeger	Chief Legal Officer	4.75M	1.88M	1962
Mr. Anré D. Williams	Group Pres of Global Merchant & Network Services	7.18M	N/A	1966
Mr. Douglas E. Buckminster	Group Pres of Global Consumer Services	8.58M	7.17M	1961

Amounts are as of 31 December 2019, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. Its products and services include payment and financing products; network services; expense management products and services; and lifestyle services. The company's products and services also comprise merchant acquisition and processing, servicing and settlement, point-of-sale marketing, and information products and services for merchants; and fraud prevention services, as well as the design and operation of customer loyalty programs. It sells its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through mobile and online applications, third-party vendors and business partners, direct mail, telephone, in-house sales teams, and direct response advertising. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Corporate governance

American Express Company’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 8 December 2019 is 3. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 6; Shareholder rights: 4; Compensation: 1.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.