American Express Names Bill Glenn, President Global Merchant Services as Executive Officer.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. Company today announced the appointment of Bill Glenn, President, Global Merchant Services Merchant services is the name given in the United States to a broad category of financial services intended for use by businesses. In its most specific use, it usually refers to the service that enables a business to accept a transaction payment by use of the customer's credit or as an Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Glenn, who has worldwide responsibility for the merchant network of American Express, will join the Operating Committee which is responsible for setting the Company's strategic direction and policies. Global Merchant Services is a part of the Business-to-Business  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. segment, led by Ed Gilligan Gilligan whose every action reeks of incompetence. [TV: “Gilligan’s Island” in Terrace, I, 312–313] See : Ineptitude , Vice Chairman of American Express. It is a merchant acquirer, processor and marketing partner for the millions of merchants around the world who accept the American Express Card. In 2007, the combined global Billed Business volume processed by the merchant network was $647 billion. "The appointment of Bill Glenn as an officer of the Company reflects the strategically critical role that Global Merchant Services plays in supporting the growth of our card issuing businesses around the world, and also in creating new high-margin revenue streams in the business-to-business arena," said Kenneth I Kenneth I (Kenneth mac Alpin), d. 858, traditional founder of the kingdom of Scotland. He succeeded his father, Alpin, as king of Dalriada (the kingdom of the Gaelic Scots in W Scotland) and c. . Chenault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American Express. Mr. Glenn joined American Express in 2002 leading the merchant business in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and took on additional responsibility for worldwide operations, pricing, marketing and strategy for the merchant network in 2005. Since that time he has led the Company's efforts to expand Card acceptance in new categories such as residential rent and business-to-business transactions. He was named to his current role as head of the global merchant network in June of 2007. Prior to joining American Express, Mr. Glenn was President of Pepsi-Cola North America's Food Service Division overseeing sales, marketing, operations, customer service and finance for the unit. American Express Company (www.americanexpress.com) is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850. |
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