American Express
Monique Herena is Chief Colleague Experience Officer at American Express. As Chief Colleague Experience Officer, Monique is responsible for all aspects of the colleague experience, including talent management, leadership development and compensation and benefits. Monique leads all colleague experience functions globally. As part of the Executive Committee, Monique works closely with the Chief Executive Officer and other Executive Committee members to ensure American Express continues to build a culture that attracts, retains and develops the best colleagues. She also serves as an officer of the American Express National Bank.
Monique joined American Express from BNY Mellon, where she was Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Marketing and Communications since 2014. She worked closely with the Chief Executive Officer and senior management team to lead the development and execution of a business and culture transformation strategy that has made the bank more competitive in the market for talent.
Prior to BNY Mellon, Monique was at PepsiCo for 13 years where she served in a number of increasingly senior HR leadership roles, including assignments in Dubai and Chicago, as well as in their Purchase, NY headquarters. Her career also included several years at both Honeywell and The Quaker Oats Company, where she held leadership roles in a wide range of HR disciplines. She began her career as an executive retained search and organization change consultant.
Monique sits on both the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the Human Resources Policy Association, a leading professional organization. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Cornell Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) as well as a graduate and faculty member of the Cornell ILR School CHRO Top Seat program. She is also a Board member of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York and co-leads their Strategic Development Committee. Additionally, American Banker recognized Monique as one of the "Most Powerful Women in Banking" and “Women to Watch” two years in a row (2017 and 2018).
She holds a B.A. in communication studies from the University of Wisconsin – Parkside, and two Masters of Arts degrees, one in Communications Studies from Northern Illinois University and one in Organization Psychology and Change Leadership from Columbia University.
Monique lives in Scarsdale, N.Y.
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American Express is an integrated payments company. They provide credit and charge cards to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations. Additionally, they offer products and insights to aid in business success. They are one of the largest financial services corporations in the world. As a global business, they cater to various customer groups through mobile and online applications, affiliate marketing, customer referral programs, third-party serve providers, business partners, direct mail, telephone, in-house sales, and direct response advertising. Their customers consist of consumers, travelers, businesses, merchants, and partners. With each customer, American Express works to amplify the power of every transaction. Their global headquarters is based in NYC, however, they operate in over 110 countries with 55 total office locations worldwide. They estimate around 60,000 colleagues are stationed around the world. American Express primarily engages in three operating segments: Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. They function together through their Integrated Payments Platform. Their Integrated Payments Platform allows American Express to analyze information on Card Member spending and build analytical tools to underwrite risk, reduce fraud, and provide targeted marketing for merchants. Their card-issuing business offers a broad set of card products to a diverse consumer and commercial customer base. Their merchant-acquiring business builds and manages relationships with merchants that choose American Express cards. This includes signing new merchants to accept their cards and handling servicing for merchants. Lastly, their Card Network Business establishes and maintains relationships in 103 countries with third-party banks to extend the reach of their global network.