American Express president suddenly dies on corporate plane

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American Express said on Friday the company’s president, Ed Gilligan, died suddenly after falling ill while flying on a corporate plane to New York.

The company said the 55-year-old executive was coming back from a business trip. It said the plane made an emergency landing in the US, but did not say where Gilligan had been.

“This is deeply painful and frankly unimaginable for all of us who had the great fortune to work with Ed,” said American Express chief executive Ken Chenault, in a letter to employees.

Gilligan began working at American Express 35 years ago as an intern. He became president of the credit card company in 2013.

The company said he was survived by his wife and four children.