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American Express
COMPANY
Credit card company and global financial services firm, founded 1850 by Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield.
Official Website:
http://www.americanexpress.com/
Industry:
Finance
Ticker:
NYSE:AXP
Corporate headquarters:
New York City
Sales:
$29B (2004)
Employees:
77,500 (2004)
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Anne M. Busquet |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
Former EVP at American Express |
| Kenneth Chenault |
Business |
2-Jun-1951 |
|
CEO of American Express |
| Michael P. Connors |
Business |
c. 1955 |
|
Information Services Group, Inc. |
| Jill M. Considine |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Chairman of Depository Trust Company, 1998-2006 |
| James M. Cracchiolo |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
CEO of Ameriprise Financial |
| Henry C. Duques |
Business |
1943 |
|
CEO of First Data |
| Ursula O. Fairbairn |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Former EVP, American Express |
| William Fargo |
Business |
20-May-1818 |
3-Aug-1881 |
Co-Founder, American Express & Wells Fargo |
| Charles T. Fote |
Business |
1949 |
|
CEO of First Data, 2002-05 |
| Louis V. Gerstner |
Business |
1-Mar-1942 |
|
CEO of IBM, 1993-2002 |
| Richard Karl Goeltz |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CFO of American Express, 1996-2000 |
| Harvey Golub |
Business |
1939 |
|
CEO of American Express, 1993-2001 |
| Kim C. Goodman |
Business |
c. 1966 |
|
EVP at American Express |
| Jill Kanin-Lovers |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
Senior VP at Avon, 1998-2004 |
| Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1959 |
|
Group President at American Express |
| Abby F. Kohnstamm |
Business |
1953 |
|
Senior VP at IBM, 1993-2005 |
| Linda Fayne Levinson |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Vendare Media Corporation |
| Maria Lilja |
Business |
May-1944 |
|
Head of American Express Europe, 1996-2000 |
| Jonathan S. Linen |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of American Express, 1993-2005 |
| Allan Z. Loren |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, 2000-05 |
| Gerald Luterman |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CFO of KeySpan, 1999-2007 |
| Glenda G. McNeal |
Business |
c. 1961 |
|
Senior VP at American Express |
| Lawrence R. Ricciardi |
Business |
14-Aug-1940 |
|
General Counsel for IBM, 1995-2002 |
| James D. Robinson III |
Business |
19-Nov-1935 |
|
CEO of American Express, 1977-93 |
| ReBecca Koenig Roloff |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
YWCA of Minneapolis |
| Thomas O. Ryder |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Readers Digest, 1998-2005 |
| Eugene C. Sit |
Business |
8-Aug-1938 |
24-Jun-2008 |
Sit Investment Associates |
| Joan Spero |
Diplomat |
c. 1944 |
|
Under Secretary of State, 1993-97 |
| Sanford I. Weill |
Business |
16-Mar-1933 |
|
CEO of Citigroup, 1998-2003 |
| Henry Wells |
Business |
12-Dec-1805 |
10-Dec-1878 |
Co-Founder of Wells Fargo, American Express |
| Anré D. Williams |
Business |
c. 1964 |
|
EVP at American Express |
| Jeffery W. Yabuki |
Business |
1960 |
|
CEO of Fiserv |
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Anne L. Armstrong |
Government |
27-Dec-1927 |
30-Jul-2008 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1976-77 |
| Peter A. Cohen |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Shearson Lehman, 1983-90 |
| Jill M. Considine |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Chairman of Depository Trust Company, 1998-2006 |
| Robert L. Crandall |
Business |
1935 |
|
CEO of American Airlines, 1985-98 |
| Peter R. Dolan |
Business |
6-Jan-1956 |
|
CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, 2001-06 |
| Harvey Golub |
Business |
1939 |
|
CEO of American Express, 1993-2001 |
| Henry Kissinger |
Government |
27-May-1923 |
|
US Secretary of State, 1973-77 |
| Drew Lewis |
Government |
3-Nov-1931 |
|
US Secretary of Transportation, 1981-83 |
| Beverly Sills |
Singer |
25-May-1929 |
2-Jul-2007 |
Soprano at the New York City Opera |
| Robert W. Woodruff |
Business |
6-Dec-1889 |
7-Mar-1985 |
President of Coca-Cola, 1923-54 |
EMPLOYMENT
EXTRANEOUS
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Andre Agassi |
Tennis |
29-Apr-1970 |
|
Winner of 8 Grand Slam singles |
| Wes Anderson |
Film Director |
1-May-1969 |
|
Rushmore |
| Gisele Bundchen |
Model |
20-Jul-1980 |
|
Brazilian supermodel |
| Jose Canseco |
Baseball |
2-Jul-1964 |
|
Troubled Oakland A's player |
| Dana Carvey |
Comic |
2-Jun-1955 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
| Carol Channing |
Singer |
31-Jan-1921 |
|
All-Singing All-Dancing |
| Yvon Chouinard |
Business |
9-Nov-1938 |
|
Founder, Patagonia |
| Tom Clancy |
Novelist |
12-Apr-1947 |
|
The Hunt for Red October |
| Robert De Niro |
Actor |
17-Aug-1943 |
|
The Godfather: Part II |
| Ellen DeGeneres |
Comic |
26-Jan-1958 |
|
Ellen |
| Rocco DiSpirito |
Chef |
19-Nov-1966 |
|
The Restaurant |
| Bob Dole |
Politician |
22-Jul-1923 |
|
US Senator from Kansas, 1969-96 |
| Linda Evangelista |
Model |
10-May-1965 |
|
Won't wake up for less than $10K/day |
| Tina Fey |
Actor |
18-May-1970 |
|
Liz Lemon on 30 Rock |
| Benny Goodman |
Jazz Musician |
30-May-1909 |
13-Jun-1986 |
Bespectacled jazz clarinetist |
| Amy Grant |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Nov-1960 |
|
Christian rocker |
| Brian Grazer |
Film/TV Producer |
12-Jul-1951 |
|
Co-Founder, Imagine Entertainment |
| Helen Hayes |
Actor |
10-Oct-1900 |
17-Mar-1993 |
First Lady of the Theater |
| Beth Henley |
Playwright |
8-May-1952 |
|
Crimes of the Heart |
| Jim Henson |
Performance Artist |
24-Sep-1936 |
16-May-1990 |
Creator of the Muppets |
| Al Hirschfeld |
Artist |
21-Jun-1903 |
20-Jan-2003 |
Pen and ink caricaturist |
| Quincy Jones |
Music Producer |
14-Mar-1933 |
|
Musician, Composer, Producer |
| Stephen King |
Novelist |
21-Sep-1947 |
|
The Shining |
| Beyonce Knowles |
Singer |
4-Sep-1981 |
|
Former Destiny's Child frontwoman |
| Elmore Leonard |
Novelist |
11-Oct-1925 |
|
Crime novelist, including Swag |
| Jon Lovitz |
Comic |
21-Jul-1957 |
|
Yeaaaah, that's the ticket! |
| Karl Malden |
Actor |
22-Mar-1912 |
1-Jul-2009 |
Streets of San Francisco |
| Dave Matthews |
Musician |
9-Jan-1967 |
|
The Dave Matthews Band |
| Eva Mendes |
Actor |
5-Mar-1974 |
|
2 Fast 2 Furious |
| William E. Miller |
Politician |
22-Mar-1914 |
24-Jun-1983 |
Congressman from New York, 1951-65 |
| Jose Mourinho |
Soccer |
26-Jan-1963 |
|
Real Madrid FC Coach |
| Francine I. Neff |
Government |
6-Dec-1925 |
9-Feb-2010 |
US Treasurer, 1974-77 |
| Conan O'Brien |
Talk Show Host |
18-Apr-1963 |
|
Briefly hosted The Tonight Show |
| Tip O'Neill |
Politician |
9-Dec-1912 |
5-Jan-1994 |
Speaker of the House, 1977-87 |
| Gwyneth Paltrow |
Actor |
27-Sep-1972 |
|
Shakespeare in Love |
| Luciano Pavarotti |
Singer |
12-Oct-1935 |
6-Sep-2007 |
Operatic tenor |
| Paul Prudhomme |
Chef |
13-Jul-1940 |
|
Louisiana chef with magic seasoning blends |
| Andy Roddick |
Tennis |
30-Aug-1982 |
|
Tennis player with 149 MPH serve |
| Deion Sanders |
Football |
9-Aug-1967 |
|
Played in both NFL and MLB |
| Martin Scorsese |
Film Director |
17-Nov-1942 |
|
Taxi Driver |
| Jerry Seinfeld |
Comic |
29-Apr-1954 |
|
A show about nothing |
| Garry Shandling |
Comic |
29-Nov-1949 |
|
Larry Sanders |
| Charlie Sheen |
Actor |
3-Sep-1965 |
|
The prodigal Sheen |
| Martin Sheen |
Actor |
3-Aug-1940 |
|
The West Wing |
| M. Night Shyamalan |
Film Director |
6-Aug-1970 |
|
The Sixth Sense |
| Mary Steenburgen |
Actor |
8-Feb-1953 |
|
Goin' South |
| Lili Taylor |
Actor |
20-Feb-1967 |
|
Six Feet Under |
| Tina Turner |
Singer |
26-Nov-1939 |
|
What's Love Got to Do With It |
| Ken Watanabe |
Actor |
21-Oct-1959 |
|
The Last Samurai |
| Shaun White |
Sports Figure |
3-Sep-1986 |
|
The Flying Tomato |
| Venus Williams |
Tennis |
17-Jun-1980 |
|
Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles |
| Kate Winslet |
Actor |
5-Oct-1975 |
|
Titanic |
| Tiger Woods |
Golf |
30-Dec-1975 |
|
Greatest living golfer |
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