Denise Pickett

Denise Pickett is the President, Global Services Group of American Express, a role she has held since September 2019. In May 2021 she also assumed responsibility for consumer travel and lifestyle services. From 1992 to the present, Denise has held a series of progressively senior roles throughout American Express. She was Country Manager for American Express Canada and President and Chief Executive Officer of Amex Bank of Canada. Denise subsequently relocated to the United States, where she served as the President of American Express OPEN, the small business division, then as the President of U.S. Consumer Services, and most recently as American Express’ Chief Risk Officer. She was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Hudson’s Bay Company (2012 to 2018) and serves as Vice Chair on the Board of Directors of the United Way of New York City. Denise holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Toronto. She was included in Payment Source’s Most Influential Women in Payments in 2018.