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John Butterfield (November 18, 1801 – November 14, 1869) was a transportation pioneer in the mid-19th century in the American Northwest and Southwest. He founded many companies, including American Express which is still in operation today. The Butterfield Overland Mail Company was the longest stagecoach line in the world. The line operated ...
Share of the American Express Company, 1865. In 1850, American Express was started as a freight forwarding company in Buffalo, New York. [17] It was founded as a joint-stock corporation by the merger of the cash-in-transit companies owned by Henry Wells (Wells & Company), William G. Fargo (Livingston, Fargo & Company), and John Warren Butterfield (Wells, Butterfield & Company, the successor ...
George Wilbur Waters (January 9, 1916 – January 11, 2003) was an American pioneer in the credit card industry who is credited with transforming the American Express Card into a global brand and the flagship product of the American Express Company. Upon his retirement from American Express in 1980, Waters was bestowed with the title, "Father ...
Officially succeeded founder Jeff Bezos: 2024-10-20 Advanced Micro Devices: Lisa Su: CEO and president [8] 2014 Formerly with Texas Instruments: 2018-10-01 American Express: Stephen Squeri: Chairman and CEO [9] 2018 Former vice chairman of American Express since 2015 2018-10-01 Anthem: Joseph R. Swedish: Chairman, president and CEO [10] 2013
He left for New York City in 1867 to assume the position of General Manager of the American Express Company. He became the third president of American Express after William's death in 1881, with former U.S. Representative Theodore M. Pomeroy remaining vice-president. [7] James was also a co-founder, along with William Fargo, of American Express.
Stephen Squeri (born 1959) is an American business executive. He is chairman and CEO of American Express.Squeri first joined American Express in 1985, becoming chief information officer in 2005 [2] and vice chairman in 2015, [3] along with other upper management roles.
Kabbage was an online financial technology company based in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] The company provided unsecured loans and funding directly to small businesses and consumers through an automated lending platform. [2] In 2020, the company was acquired by American Express and its mobile app was rebranded to American Express Business Blueprint. [3]
In 1990 he was made vice chairman of American Express while remaining president and chief executive officer of IDS. [6] In 1991, he was named president of American Express. [7] From 1993 to 2001, he was chief executive officer of American Express. [1] [2] [3] He served as chairman of the board at the Campbell Soup Company from November 2004 to ...