Ralph Reed (American Express)

Ralph Reed was the CEO of American Express in 1957. He was the person who made the decision to create the American Express charge card, first issued in 1958.

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Payment Products	Credit cards • Charge cards • Traveler's cheques • Centurion Card • Red Card • ExpressPay • Plum Card
Magazines	Travel + Leisure • Food & Wine • Departures Magazine • Executive Travel • Black Ink
Spun-off companies	Ameriprise Financial • First Data Corp. • Lehman Brothers • American Railway Express Agency • Merchants Despatch
Notable Current & Former Executives	Henry Wells • William Fargo • J.C. Fargo • Ralph Reed • James D. Robinson III • Lou Gerstner • Sandy Weill • Harvey Golub • Ken Chenault
Corporate Directors	Ken Chenault (Chairman) • Daniel Akerson • Charlene Barshefsky • Ursula Burns • Peter Chernin • Vernon Jordan, Jr. • Jan Leschly • Rick Levin • Richard McGinn • Edward Miller • Frank Popoff • Robert Walter • Ron Williams
Other	Amex Bank of Canada • The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman • World Monuments Watch • The Great Salad Oil Swindle
Annual Revenue: $24.27 billion USD ( 10% FY 2005) · Employees: 65,800 · Stock Symbol: NYSE: AXP · Website: www.americanexpress.com