Charlita C. Cardwell, a vice president and senior counsel at the American Express Co. in New York City for more than a decade, died on Jan. 16, according to a public notice. She was 46 years old.

She left American Express in April 2018, a spokeswoman said.

Cardwell provided "strategic thought leadership to American Express OPEN, the highest-rated and fastest-growing business unit of American Express," according to her LinkedIn profile. Cardwell said in a statement at the time of her departure that she left the company to focus on her family's investment holdings company, philanthropic endeavors, and to spend more time with family.