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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004962-25-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXP"
cik: "0000004962"
company_name: "AMERICAN EXPRESS CO"
filed_at: "2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T05:57:49.781814+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Express announces Anré Williams departure and executive role changes

## Summary
- Anré Williams, Group President Enterprise Services, to leave after 35 years, effective Feb 3, 2025; will stay as Senior Executive Advisor until Nov 2025.
- Howard Grosfield becomes Group President USCS with expanded role including Technology, EDDS, and Digital Labs.
- Raymond Joabar moves to Group President Global Commercial Services, also overseeing Global Servicing.
- Anna Marrs moves to Group President Global Merchant and Network Services, retains Credit and Fraud Risk.
- CEO Stephen Squeri reassumes role of CEO of American Express National Bank.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004962-25-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXP
- cik: 0000004962
- company_name: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
- filed_at: 2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496225000010/0000004962-25-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496225000010/axp-20250130.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-25-000010
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-25-000010.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-25-000010.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anré Williams departed as Group President, Enterprise Services at AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
  - Action: leaving
  - Role: Group President, Enterprise Services
  source text: Mr. Williams will cease serving in his role as Group President effective February 3, 2025, and will remain with the Company as Senior Executive Advisor until November 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496225000010/0000004962-25-000010-index.htm

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