AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Board/Management Information 2011

Apr 26, 2011

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2011

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	1-7657	13-4922250
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
200 Vesey Street, World Financial Center New York, New York		10285
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 640-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) (c) Ms. Joan Amble, age 57, Executive Vice President, Comptroller and Principal Accounting Officer of American Express Company (the "Company"), will retire on December 30, 2011. Ms. Amble will continue to serve as Comptroller and Principal Accounting Officer until May 15, 2011. It is anticipated that Mr. David Cornish, age 50, who has served as Senior Vice President and Deputy Controller of the Company since August 2004, will assume the position of Acting Comptroller and Principal Accounting Officer on May 16, 2011.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY (REGISTRANT)
By:	/s/ Carol V. Schwartz
	Name: Carol V. Schwartz
	Title: Secretary

Date: April 26, 2011