8-K

                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 23, 2007


                           AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         New York                      1-7657                13-4922250
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
 of incorporation                                           Identification No.)
 or organization)

200 Vesey Street, World Financial Center
New York, New York                                           10285
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(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 640-2000

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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
            Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
            Certain Officers

(b) On February 23, 2007, Gary L. Crittenden resigned as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of American Express Company, effective
that day.

(c) On February 25, 2007, the Company named Daniel T. Henry as Executive Vice
President and acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Henry, age
57, joined the Company in 1990 as Comptroller and served in such position
until 2000. Since 2000, he has served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company's U.S. Consumer, Small Business and Merchant
Services businesses. A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of
Mr. Henry is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

99.1  Press release, dated February 25, 2007, announcing the appointment of
      Daniel T. Henry as Executive Vice President and acting Chief Financial
      Officer of the Company.








                                   SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
                                              (REGISTRANT)

                                              By: /s/ Stephen P. Norman
                                                  Name:  Stephen P. Norman
                                                  Title: Secretary


Date:   February 27, 2007





                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
No.                               Description
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99.1        Press release, dated February 25, 2007, announcing the appointment
            of Daniel T. Henry as Executive Vice President and acting Chief
            Financial Officer of the Company.

EX-99.1 PRESS RELEAS

                                                                EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS RELEASE   NEWS RELEASE   NEWS RELEASE   NEWS RELEASE   NEWS RELEASE   NEWS

[LOGO OF AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY]


                 AMERICAN EXPRESS NAMES DAN HENRY AS ACTING CFO

NEW YORK, February 25, 2007 -- American Express today announced that it has
named Dan Henry as Executive Vice President and acting Chief Financial Officer.
This change becomes effective immediately. As acting CFO, Mr. Henry succeeds
Gary Crittenden, who informed American Express on Friday of his decision to
leave the Company to become Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup.

     In this role, Mr. Henry will serve as a key advisor on strategic and
financial matters, and represent the Company to investors, lenders and rating
agencies.

     "We are fortunate to have a leader of Dan Henry's caliber to take on the
role of acting CFO," said Kenneth I. Chenault, chairman and chief executive.
"He brings an outstanding track record of accomplishments, management
experience and judgment to the task. For more than six years he has provided
Finance leadership to the Company's highly successful U.S. Card Services
business, our largest business segment, overseeing exceptional growth that
continues to be at the top of the industry. His proven ability to drive
business growth, identify improvement opportunities and build successful teams
will prove instrumental in helping the Company outpace the competition in the
years ahead."

     Mr. Henry joined American Express in 1990 as Comptroller. Most recently,
he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of U.S.
Consumer, Small Business and Merchant Services. Prior to joining American
Express, Mr. Henry worked very closely with the Company for several years in
his role as a Partner at Ernst & Young, American Express' independent
auditors.

     Mr. Henry graduated from Iona College and received his Masters of
Business Administration from Hofstra University.

     Beginning immediately, American Express will undertake a search, both
internally and externally, for the best candidate to take up the role of Chief
Financial Officer on a permanent basis.

     American Express Company (www.americanexpress.com) is a leading global
payments, network and travel company founded in 1850.


Contacts:
Robert Glick
212.640.1041
Robert.A.Glick@aexp.com