Bill Glenn is Crenshaw’s Executive Chairperson. He is active in guiding the firm’s long-term vision for growth and serving as a mentor to the firm’s most senior clients, sharing knowledge gained as a CEO, President, and public Director. Bill is particularly engaged with CEOs, CHROs, and Directors on matters that involve the intersection of talent, corporate strategy, and execution.
Prior to Crenshaw, Bill was the CEO of American Express Global Business Travel the world’s largest corporate travel management company operating in 140 countries. Bill led the development of the investment thesis and the spin-off of Global Business Travel as a stand-alone, PE-owned entity and now a public company.
Before, Bill was President of Amex’s $5B Commercial Services businesses, AXP’s segment 4. He identified operating synergies between Global Corporate Payments and Global Business Travel divisions and created a disruptive new business model that capitalized on rapidly evolving technology trends in business travel.
Earlier, Bill served as President of American Express’ $3.7B Global Merchant Services division, where he created an information and predictive analytics function during the nascent stages of big data. His work there led to innovative new data products that contributed to improved operating margins and penetration into new markets.
Bill spent several years at Pepsi where he was President of Pepsi Cola Foodservice. Earlier, Bill held several operations, and marketing leadership roles. He started his career in Sales at Procter & Gamble.
Bill is a former Board Member at Lululemon, a current trustee for the Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs of America and a board member and former Chair at Ceras Health. He is currently President of Temple Shaaray Tefila in Bedford, NY.
