Stephen Squeri

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Stephen J. Squeri
Born1959 (age 6465)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Manhattan College (BA, MBA)
Occupation(s)Chief Executive Officer, American Express

Stephen Squeri (born 1959 [1] ) is the CEO of American Express.

He has been in the position since February 1, 2018. He has been a vice chairman of American Express since 2015 and was group president of Amex's global corporate services group before that. [2] [3]

Career

Squeri graduated from Manhattan College with a bachelor of science in 1981 and an MBA in 1986. [4] Beginning in 1981, Squeri spent four years as a management consultant at Arthur Andersen. As of 2017, Squeri also sits on the boards of J.Crew and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. He is a member of the board of trustees for the Valerie Fund and Manhattan College. Squeri is a member of the board of governors for Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in Queens., [4] which he attended.

Squeri joined American Express in 1985 as a manager in the Travellers Cheque Group. From 2000 to 2002, he was President of the Establishment Services group in the U.S. and Canada, and he was President of the Corporate Card group from 2002 to 2005, during which time he globalized the business. He became the company’s chief information officer [5] in 2005 and also led the Corporate Development function, overseeing mergers and acquisitions. In 2009, he was named group president and led the formation of the Global Services Group, consolidating and globalizing the company’s shared services functions. He was named vice chairman in 2015. [6] [7] In 2018, Squeri became chairman and CEO of American Express after the retirement of Kenneth Chenault. [7]

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References

  1. "American Express C.E.O. Ken Chenault to Step Down". New York Times . 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  2. Moyer, Liz (October 18, 2017). "American Express CEO Ken Chenault to leave after 17-year run". CNBC .
  3. Witkowski, Wallace (October 18, 2017). "AmEx's Stephen Squeri to succeed Chenault as CEO, chairman". MarketWatch .
  4. 1 2 "Annual De La Salle Medal Dinner Honors Amex Vice Chairman Stephen J. Squeri '81, '86" . Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  5. "American Express Co (AXP) Chairman and CEO Stephen J Squeri Sold $9.4 million of Shares". finance.yahoo.com.
  6. "American Express Announces Stephen J. Squeri to Succeed Kenneth I. Chenault as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer". October 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Cowley, Stacy (2017-10-18). "American Express C.E.O. Ken Chenault to Step Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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Preceded by Chief Executive Officer of American Express
2018 - present
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