Join Kevin Cox P’20, Chief Human Resources Officer at American Express on April 2nd at Noon for a Lunch and Learn on “Human Resources Strategy from a Global Perspective” and Careers at American Express.
Monday, April 2 | 12 – 1 pm | ELC 241AB
Lunch Served | RSVP on the Bridge | Space is very limited!
More about Mr. Cox:
Kevin Cox is the Chief Human Resources Officer at American Express. He is the primary architect of the company’s human capital plan and related strategies that focus on making American Express one of the most financially successful and respected companies in the world. In February 2015, Fortune magazine named American Express #8 in the World’s Most Admired Companies list.
Kevin has been a leader in Human Resources for more than two decades. His expertise lies in the fields of organizational effectiveness, talent management, and driving large-scale complex change. He is passionate about pushing HR teams to provide greater business value, and greater leadership to business leaders.
He joined American Express in 2005 after 16 years at Pepsi-Cola and the Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), where he held positions leading strategy, business development, technology, and Human Resources. He played a significant role in the successful initial public offering of PBG in 1999.
Kevin is a member of the board of directors of Corporate Executive Board (NYSE:CEB) as well as Kraft Food Group (NASDAQ: KRFT), where he chairs the compensation committee.
He is active in a number of professional HR organizations, serving as Chairman of the American Health Policy Institute, Vice-Chairman of the Human Resources Policy Association, and member of the Advisory Board of the Cornell University Center for Advanced Human Resources studies. He is a Fellow of the National Association of Human Resources.
Kevin is a frequent speaker on strategy, building organizational capability and increasing the role and influence of Human Resources in global businesses.
He holds a Master’s of Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Arts from Marshall University.