American Express has appointed Breckon Jones director of Healthy Living, the company’s global employee wellness programme, with responsibility for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

Jones has joined the company from Unilever, where he held the role of employee health and wellness manager for the UK and Ireland since January 2007.

He has previously worked with major blue-chip companies in Australia as a corporate wellness consultant to design and develop health enhancement initiatives.