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Kenneth Chenault
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Kenneth Chenault is an American business executive. He has been the CEO and Chairman of American Express since 2001. He is the third African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Chenault joined American Express in 1981, working in the Strategic Planning Group. He became president and chief operating officer in 1997. He became CEO of American Express in 2001.
He is currently co-chair of the Business Roundtable, a director at IBM, and a member at the Council on Foreign Relations. In 1995, Ebony listed him as one of 50 "living pioneers" in the African-American community. Chenault was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2008, he gave the commencement address at Howard University.
Kenneth Chenault is an American business executive. He has
been the CEO and Chairman of American Express since 2001. He
is the third African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Chenault joined American Express in 1981, working in the
Strategic Planning Group. He became president and chief
operating officer in 1997. He became CEO of American Express
in 2001.
He is currently co-chair of the Business Roundtable, a
director at IBM, and a member at the Council on Foreign
Relations. In 1995, Ebony listed him as one of 50 "living
pioneers" in the African-American community. Chenault was
inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of
Fame in 2002. In 2008, he gave the commencement address at
Howard University.
been the CEO and Chairman of American Express since 2001. He
is the third African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Chenault joined American Express in 1981, working in the
Strategic Planning Group. He became president and chief
operating officer in 1997. He became CEO of American Express
in 2001.
He is currently co-chair of the Business Roundtable, a
director at IBM, and a member at the Council on Foreign
Relations. In 1995, Ebony listed him as one of 50 "living
pioneers" in the African-American community. Chenault was
inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of
Fame in 2002. In 2008, he gave the commencement address at
Howard University.
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