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American Express CEO Squeri revitalizes company, beats peers with premium strategy

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Stephen Squeri, who became CEO of American Express in 2018, has revitalized the company by focusing on affluent younger demographics and enhancing premium card benefits. Despite initial concerns about his personal style, Squeri implemented a strategy that shifted away from a low-cost entry point, instead emphasizing luxury perks that appeal to Gen Z and millennials. This approach has resulted in Amex outperforming major financial competitors and benchmarks in stock returns over the past eight years. AI

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American Express CEO Squeri revitalizes company, beats peers with premium strategy

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Shawn Tully ·

    The CEO who was told he’d never run American Express has made Amex cool again—and is beating JPMorgan, Visa, and the S&P 500

    The unlikely story of how a Queens-born outsider turned around a giant by betting young people would happily pay $900 a year for a credit card.

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