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American Express Co.

Headquarters : World Financial Center, 200 Vesey St. New York, NY 10285 United States of America United States of America web www.americanexpress.com tel. 212-640-2000 stock : AXP analytics

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« Ethical » rating of American Express Co. , group and subsidiaries

Human 2 Jobs -19% /1998 Fraud 2 Offshore 18 Sales 26 Bn $.€ /year Profit 14 Bn $.€ /1998 Wage 3328 *min. Influence 6 Infocom 3
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year
business
source
2007American Express is the biggest U.S. credit-card company by purchases.Bloomberg
» More business descriptions and market shares for American Express Co..
country
address & contact : production type
incentive source
Netherland Antilles Netherland Antilles
American Express Overseas Credit Corporation Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Netherland Antilles Netherland Antilles
Rilanex Participations N.V :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Austria Austria
Kärntner Str.21 Wien 1010 :
 
Bahrain Bahrain
Po Box 93 Manama :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam
American Express International (B) SDN.BHD :
 
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Po Box 3304 Dubai & 9713975000 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
United States of America United States of America
American Express Quality University : université
 Global Learning Resources Inc.
Guernsey Guernsey
Amex International Trust (Guernsey) Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Hong-Kong Hong-Kong
One Pacific Place, Queensway & 85228440688 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
American Express International Deposit Company :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
CTH Holdings Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
Gemini Leasing Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
Acamex Holdings, Inc :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
OLP Investments Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
International Capital Corp. :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
Convertible Holding Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
Etisa Holdings Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
Amex International Trust (Cayman) Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
American Express Bank Asset Management (Cayman) Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
Far East Leasing Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
AEB Global Trading Investments, Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
India India
: Customer service
 Time
Ireland Ireland
64 South William St Dublin 2 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Jersey Jersey
Cardmember Financial Services, Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Jersey Jersey
AEOCC Management Company, Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Jersey Jersey
American Express Overseas Credit :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Jersey Jersey
41 Lane Motte St. St Helier :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Jersey Jersey
American Express Bank Asset Management Ltd. :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Lebanon Lebanon
Av. E. Sarkis Beirut :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) SWIFT
Luxembourg Luxembourg
34, av. de la Porte Neuve & 352 241891 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Luxembourg Luxembourg
American Express Worldfolio Management Co :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Monaco Monaco
5 Bis avenue princesse Alice & 37797973232 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Myanmar Myanmar
:
 Global Union
Oman Oman
Zubair Towers, Ruwi St 112 Ruwi :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Panama Panama
Sociedad Internacional de Servicios de Panama SA :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Panama Panama
Etoral Finance, Inc. :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Panama Panama
Remor and Associates Inc. :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Philippines Philippines
Dela Rosa Streets,Legaspi Village Makati & 6328186731 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Russia Russia
:
 Les Echos
Singapore Singapore
Hitachi Tower 16,Collyer Quay 049318 & 655384833 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Bahrain Tribune
Switzerland Switzerland
American Express Bank (Switzerland) S.A, Genève & 41223190808 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Uruguay Uruguay
Montevideo & 59829162244 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Uruguay Uruguay
American Express Bank SA :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)

  • Environmental impact

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2007Henry, Daniel
See the photo of: Henry, Daniel Chief Financial Officer;
2002Chenault, Kenneth
See the photo of: Chenault, Kenneth Chief Executive Officer; salary: 10,38 million US$; stock-options: 7,92 million US$;
2002Cracchiolo, James
See the photo of: Cracchiolo, James Chairman; salary: 4,76 million US$; stock-options: 3,06 million US$;
2002Crittenden, Gary
See the photo of: Crittenden, Gary Chief Financial Officer; salary: 3,42 million US$;
2000Chenault, Kenneth
See the photo of: Chenault, Kenneth Chairman of the Board; salary: 6,2 million US$; stock-options: 11,7 million US$;
2000Cracchiolo, James
See the photo of: Cracchiolo, James Chairman; salary: 4,9 million US$; stock-options: 0,25 million US$;
2000Crittenden, Gary
See the photo of: Crittenden, Gary Chief Financial Officer;
2000Linen, Jonathan
See the photo of: Linen, Jonathan Vice-president; salary: 3 million US$; stock-options: 6,6 million US$;
1998Golub, Harvey
See the photo of: Golub, Harvey Chief Executive Officer; salary: 38,34 million US$;
Forbes
1978Gerstner, Louis V Jr
See the photo of: Gerstner, Louis V Jr Chief Executive Officer;
year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2009
-4000
Internal restructuring:
Les Echos
2009
-400
American Express cuts 20% of the workforce of its Business Travel division in France.: France
Les Echos
2008
-7000
Internal restructuring: American Express cuts 7,000 jobs, or about 10 percent of its worldwide work force, in an effort to slash costs by $1.8 billion in 2009. The company has reported four straight quarters of profit declines as an increasing number of consumers struggle to pay off debt and said it is also suspending management-level salary increases next year and instituting a hiring freeze.:
AP
2005
-413
Internal restructuring: France
Les Echos
2004
-2000
Reuters
2003
-800
Bloomberg
2002
75500
2001
-3700
L'Expansion
2001
-4000
Les Echos
2000
89000
2000
-6500
L'Expansion
1998
73620
year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
 12 informations, access to subscribers
year
country : description
2007United States of America : American Express agreed to pay $65 million to settle claims that its international private banking group was used to launder $55 million in drug proceeds. It's the biggest ever money laundering penalty paid by a U.S. financial institution.Forbes
2002France : "Blanchiment aggravé" France-IsraëlReuters

  • Subsidy

yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincomeassetsbuybacksource
2006   200million shares
2006 American Express a été condamné par un tribunal de Miami a rembourser à 800 000 clients 75 millions de $ d'honoraires prélevés sur les achats en monnaie autre que le dollar.     Les Echos
2004 Overbilled pension funds investors: global fine of 21,5 million US dollars     Reuters
2003   25,872,99   billion US$
2002   23,812,67   billion US$
2001   22,581,31   billion US$
2000   23,682,81   billion US$
1999   21,282,48   billion US$
1998   40million sharesSmartMoney
1998   19,132,14   billion US$
1998   173,4  billion US$
yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincomeassetsbuybacksource
 11 informations, access to subscribers
year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2001Access to foreign market (through MAI, WTO, GATS), prevent binding environmental regulations : David Hartridge, directeur de la division des services à l'OMC: «Sans l'énorme pression générée par le secteur américain des services financiers, particulièrement American Express et Citicorp, il n'y aurait eu aucun accord sur les services». : : OMC translateVandana Shiva
2001Access to foreign market (through MAI, WTO, GATS), prevent binding environmental regulations : USCIB (US Council For International Business) : : US Government translateUSCIB
2000Investment protection and market access (to Mexico and Canada through NAFTA), to Latin America (through FTAA). : Business Roundtable : : US government, senate, congress translateCenter for Responsive Politics
2000Prevent binding regulation, co- or self-regulation instead. : American Chamber of Commerce's EU Committee : : European Commission translateCorporate Europe Observatory
1999Market access and investment protection (through WTO, GATS), avoid social and environmental rules : ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) : : WTO, GATS translateCorporate Europe Observatory
1998Regulation favorable to company's interests : Contribution to Candidate's Political Action Committee : amount: 175 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for Responsive Politics
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» Influence in 2007
year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
 6 informations, access to subscribers
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» Influence in 2007
year
dubious practice : image
source
2008Mishandling of private data: An Graphic Data ex-employee, a subcontracted company in charge of the information technology infrastructure, sold a computer on Ebay, for 44 euros, containing the banking coordinates (account numbers, phone numbers and signatures) of more than 1 million customers of American Express, NatWest and RBS.: 01net.com
2007Spying: American Express patented a technique making it possible to locate individuals in public places thanks to labels RFID placed in their clothing or objects which they transport. Under the pressure of the privacy protectors, Amex agreed not to use this technique without informing the public.: Courrier International
2003Arguable partnership: Share Our Strength: value: Humanitaire; Business Week
2002ad budget: 371 million US$; Les Echos
2001ad budget: 325 million US$; Advertising Age
2000ad budget: 438 million US$; Advertising Age
2000slogan: Do more.;
2000slogan: AMERICAN EXPRESS CHARGE CARD: Don't leave home without it.;


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