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accession: "0000004962-22-000060"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXP"
cik: "0000004962"
company_name: "AMERICAN EXPRESS CO"
filed_at: "2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T07:47:52.525683+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Express elects Deborah P. Majoras to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Deborah Platt Majoras elected to American Express Board, effective December 7, 2022.
- She served as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Procter & Gamble for 12 years.
- Previously chaired the Federal Trade Commission (2004–2008) and held roles at DOJ Antitrust Division.
- Ms. Majoras also serves on the board of Valero Energy Corporation and other organizations.
- Her appointment is part of the standard non-employee director compensation program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004962-22-000060
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXP
- cik: 0000004962
- company_name: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
- filed_at: 2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496222000060/0000004962-22-000060-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496222000060/axp-20221207.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-22-000060
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-22-000060.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-22-000060.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Deborah Platt Majoras was elected as director at AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: The Board of Directors of American Express Company (the "Company") elected Deborah Platt Majoras as a director of the Company, effective December 7, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496222000060/0000004962-22-000060-index.htm

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