American Express Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
American Express' CEO is Steve Squeri, appointed in Feb 2018, has a tenure of 6.75 years. total yearly compensation is $35.68M, comprised of 4.2% salary and 95.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.027% of the company’s shares, worth CA$78.33M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.8 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
Steve Squeri
Chief executive officer
US$35.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 4.2% |
| CEO tenure | 6.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.03% |
| Management average tenure | 6.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.8yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$36m | US$2m | US$8b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$48m | US$2m | US$7b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$26m | US$2m | US$8b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$24m | US$2m | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$24m | US$2m | US$7b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$17m | US$1m | US$7b |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$19m | US$1m | US$3b |
Compensation vs Market: Steve's total compensation ($USD35.68M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD7.95M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Steve's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Steve Squeri (64 yo)
6.8yrs
Tenure
US$35,676,905
Compensation
Mr. Stephen Joseph Squeri, also known as Steve, has been Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer at American Express Company since February 2018. Mr. Squeri was Vice Chairman of American Express Company s...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 6.8yrs | US$35.68m | 0.027% CA$ 78.3m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.3yrs | US$7.41m | 0.00062% CA$ 1.8m | |
| Chief Legal Officer | 10.3yrs | US$10.74m | 0.0082% CA$ 23.6m | |
| Group President of Enterprise Services | 6.8yrs | US$13.38m | 0.016% CA$ 45.7m | |
| Vice Chairman | 9.1yrs | US$15.61m | 0.020% CA$ 57.0m | |
| Executive VP & CIO | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.0013% CA$ 3.8m | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 6.8yrs | no data | 0.012% CA$ 33.6m | |
| Executive Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategic Planning Group | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Partner Officer | no data | no data | 0.0023% CA$ 6.7m | |
| President of Global Services Group | 5.2yrs | no data | 0.0020% CA$ 5.7m | |
| Senior Vice President of Government Affairs | 11.4yrs | no data | no data |
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AXP's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 6.8yrs | US$35.68m | 0.027% CA$ 78.3m | |
| Independent Director | 14.3yrs | US$456.56k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 12.3yrs | US$453.96k | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$531.19k | 0.00057% CA$ 1.6m | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$362.34k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$410.32k | 0.00016% CA$ 461.6k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$603.32k | 0.00015% CA$ 432.7k | |
| Independent Director | 6.7yrs | US$400.18k | no data | |
| Director | 3.7yrs | US$361.86k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$407.38k | 0.000050% CA$ 144.2k | |
| Independent Director | 2.1yrs | US$357.10k | 0.00028% CA$ 807.8k | |
| Independent Director | 1.9yrs | US$344.33k | 0% CA$ 0 |
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AXP's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).