American Express Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

American Express' CEO is Steve Squeri, appointed in Feb 2018, has a tenure of 6.25 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 €41.94M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 6.2 years respectively.

Key information

Steve Squeri

Chief executive officer

US$35.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	4.2%
CEO tenure	6.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.03%
Management average tenure	6.3yrs
Board average tenure	6.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Steve Squeri's remuneration changed compared to American Express's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
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 ($USD35.68M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.55M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Steve's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Steve Squeri (63 yo)

6.3yrs

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
Stephen Squeri	Chairman & CEO	6.3yrs	US$35.68m	0.027% $ 41.9m
Christophe Le Caillec	Chief Financial Officer	less than a year	US$7.41m	0.00061% $ 962.5k
Laureen Seeger	Chief Legal Officer	9.8yrs	US$10.74m	0.0080% $ 12.7m
Anre Williams	Group President of Enterprise Services	6.3yrs	US$13.38m	0.011% $ 17.4m
Douglas Buckminster	Vice Chairman	8.6yrs	US$15.61m	0.019% $ 30.7m
Ravikumar Radhakrishnan	Executive VP & CIO	2.3yrs	no data	0.0013% $ 2.1m
Kerri Bernstein	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
David Nigro	Chief Risk Officer and Head of Global Risk & Compliance	3.1yrs	no data	0.0032% $ 5.0m
Elizabeth Rutledge	Chief Marketing Officer	6.3yrs	no data	0.011% $ 18.0m
Lisa Marchese	Executive Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategic Planning Group	no data	no data	no data
Glenda McNeal	Chief Partner Officer	no data	no data	0.0023% $ 3.6m
Denise Pickett	President of Global Services Group	4.7yrs	no data	0.0020% $ 3.1m

6.3yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AEC1's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Stephen Squeri	Chairman & CEO	6.3yrs	US$35.68m	0.027% $ 41.9m
Theodore Leonsis	Independent Director	13.8yrs	US$456.56k	no data
Peter Chernin	Independent Director	18.3yrs	US$489.29k	0.0025% $ 4.0m
Daniel Vasella	Independent Director	11.8yrs	US$453.96k	no data
John Brennan	Lead Independent Director	7.3yrs	US$531.19k	0.00056% $ 883.6k
Charles Phillips	Independent Director	3.4yrs	US$362.34k	no data
Ralph de la Vega	Independent Director	8yrs	US$431.27k	no data
Karen Parkhill	Independent Director	4.3yrs	US$410.32k	0.00015% $ 236.7k
Lynn Pike	Independent Director	4.3yrs	US$603.32k	0.00015% $ 236.7k
Christopher Young	Independent Director	6.2yrs	US$390.39k	no data
Lisa Wardell	Director	3.2yrs	US$361.86k	no data
Thomas Baltimore	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$407.38k	0.000050% $ 78.9k

6.2yrs

Average Tenure

64.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AEC1's board of directors are considered experienced (6.2 years average tenure).

American Express Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Chairman & CEO recently sold €8.7m worth of stock

American Express Company, Annual General Meeting, May 06, 2024

Insider recently sold €1.6m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €1.7m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €2.2m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €1.3m worth of stock

Recent updates

Chairman & CEO recently sold €8.7m worth of stock

American Express and Delta Air Lines® Bring Back Popular Airplane Metal Card Design

Now 21% undervalued

American Express Company Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.38 (vs US$2.41 in 1Q 2023)

Hilton and American Express Introduce Enhanced Hilton Honors American Express Business Card with Rewards and Benefits to Help Business Owners Elevate Their Travel

Upcoming dividend of US$0.70 per share

American Express Company to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 19, 2024

American Express Company, Annual General Meeting, May 06, 2024

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.70 announced

American Express Company Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on May 10, 2024

Insider recently sold €1.6m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €1.7m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €2.2m worth of stock

New minor risk - Financial position

Insider recently sold €1.3m worth of stock

American Express Company Plans to Increase Quarterly Dividend

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$11.39 (vs US$9.85 in FY 2022)

Accel-KKR LLC agreed to acquire Accertify, Inc. from American Express Company (NYSE:AXP).

Upcoming dividend of US$0.60 per share at 1.3% yield

American Express Company to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 26, 2024

American Express Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on February 9, 2024

American Express Appoints Sharon Chew as Vice President & General Manager of Global Merchant Services Asia

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.30 (vs US$2.48 in 3Q 2022)

American Express Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 10, 2023

American Express Company to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 20, 2023

American Express and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Announce Plans for New Centurion Lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport

Now 20% undervalued

American Express Company Appoints Christophe Le Caillec as Chief Financial Officer, August 14, 2023

American Express Launches Sync™? Commercial Partner Program, Offering New Suite of B2B APIs for Fintechs

American Express Company Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.94 (vs US$2.57 in 2Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.60 per share at 1.4% yield

American Express Company Announces Executive Changes

American Express Company to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 21, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.41 (vs US$2.73 in 1Q 2022)

Now 23% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$0.60 per share at 1.5% yield

Now 24% undervalued

Insider recently sold €901k worth of stock

Insider recently sold €2.1m worth of stock

American Express Company Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$10.01 (vs US$10.03 in FY 2021)

Now 21% undervalued

American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) agreed to acquire Nipendo Ltd.

American Express Company to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 27, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.52 per share

American Express Company Elects Deborah Platt Majoras to its Board of Directors

American Express Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on February 10, 2023

American Express Launches Amex Business Link™, A New Digital B2b Payments Ecosystem for Network Participants

Insider recently bought €148k worth of stock

Insider recently bought €148k worth of stock

American Express Company Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.51 (vs US$2.27 in 3Q 2021)

American Express Company Elects Jay Clayton to Board of Directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.52 per share

American Express Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 10, 2022

American Express Company to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 21, 2022

American Express Appoints Sanjay Khanna as CEO for India

American Express® Launches Digital, Cross-Border Payment Solution for U.S. Small Businesses

American Express Company Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.61 (vs US$2.81 in 2Q 2021)

American Express Enhances Blue Cash Everyday Card with New Design, Cash Back Rewards, and Benefits

American Express Company to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 22, 2022

CEO Compensation Analysis

CEO

Tenure

Compensation

Leadership Team