Bill Glenn has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at American Express Global Business Travel
Bill Glenn, President and Chief Executive Officer, previously served as President of Global Commercial Services at American Express Company, where he had responsibility for its Global Corporate Payments and Global Business Travel business units. Mr. Glenn joined American Express in 2002 as President of its merchant services business in North America. In 2007, he was named President, Global Merchant Services and assumed worldwide responsibility for the merchant network, which serves as acquirer, processor and marketing partner for the millions of merchants around the world who accept the American Express Card. From 2008 to 2014, Mr. Glenn was an Executive Officer of American Express and a member of the Operating Committee, responsible for setting American Express’ strategic direction and priorities. Mr. Glenn joined American Express after 12 years at Pepsi-Cola, where he was President of Pepsi-Cola North America’s Food Service Division, Vice President of Operations for the Fountain Beverage Division of Pepsi-Cola, and General Manager of Pepsi-Cola’s bottling business in New Jersey. He began his career as a sales representative for Procter & Gamble and held a number of sales management positions with the company throughout the East Coast. Mr. Glenn holds both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Lehigh University.
