American Express and vente-privee.com Announce Mike Steib as CEO of U.S. E-Commerce Joint Venture

American Express AXP and vente-privee.com today announced Mike Steib as the Chief Executive Officer of a joint venture between the two companies to bring vente-privee.com's industry leading online store for luxury goods and lifestyle products to the U.S. market. Steib will work to leverage the assets and long-standing relationships of both American Express and vente-privee.com to build the joint venture into a leader in the U.S. online private sales market. He most recently served as Director of Video Advertising for Google's Americas Operations.