Andrew J. Simpson

Vice President and Senior Counsel, American Express

Andy and his team are responsible for advising American Express’s insurance business, class-leading Membership Rewards programme and cross-border currency card across all international markets.

In his role, Andy supports business teams across LATAM, EMEA and JAPA and is experienced in multi-national and cross-border consumer products.  Andy’s understanding of consumer regulatory matters allows him to collaborate with business units to achieve sustainable growth and good outcomes for customers.

Andy was recognised for his progressive legal support as a finalist in the Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year category at the Legal Business Awards in 2014.

Andy joined American Express in 2011 having previously been a member of the Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement team at Berwin Leighton Paisner in London.