David W. Nelms has served as our Chairman since January 2009 and our Chief
Executive Officer since 2004, and was also our Chairman from 2004 until our
spin-off from Morgan Stanley in 2007. He was our President and Chief Operating
Officer from 1998 to 2004. Prior to joining us, Mr. Nelms worked at MBNA America
Bank from 1990 to 1998, most recently as Vice Chairman. Mr. Nelms holds a Bachelors
of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and
an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Roger C. Hochschild has served as President and Chief Operating Officer since
2004, and was Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer from 1998 to
2001. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Hochschild was Executive Vice President, Chief
Administrative Officer and Chief Strategic Officer of our former parent Morgan
Stanley. Mr. Hochschild holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from Georgetown
University and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.
R. Mark Graf has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Accounting Officer since April 2011. Prior to joining us, Mr. Graf
was an investment advisor with Aquiline Capital Partners, a private equity firm
specializing in investments in the financial services industry. From 2006 to
2008, Mr. Graf was a partner at Barrett Ellman Stoddard Capital. Mr. Graf was
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Fifth Third Bank from
2004 to 2006, after having served as its Treasurer from 2001 to 2004. He holds
a Bachelors degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Kathryn McNamara Corley has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary since February 2008. Prior thereto, she served as Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary since 1999. Prior to becoming General
Counsel, Ms. Corley was Managing Director for our former parent Morgan Stanleys
global government and regulatory relations. Ms. Corley holds a Bachelors degree
in Political Science from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from
George Mason University School of Law.
Carlos Minetti has served as Executive Vice President, President - Consumer
Banking and Operations since April 2010. Prior thereto, he served as Executive
Vice President, Cardmember Services and Consumer Banking, and since September
2006, Executive Vice President, Cardmember Services and Risk Management. Prior
to joining us as Executive Vice President, Cardmember Services in January 2001,
Mr. Minetti worked in card operations and risk management for American Express
from 1987 to 2000, most recently as Senior Vice President. Mr. Minetti holds
a Bachelors of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas A &
M University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Diane E. Offereins has served as Executive Vice President, President - Payment
Services since April 2010. Prior thereto, she served as Executive Vice President,
Payment Services since December 2008 and Executive Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer since 1998. In addition, she was appointed to oversee
the PULSE network in 2006. From 1993 to 1998, Ms. Offereins was at MBNA America
Bank, most recently as Senior Executive Vice President. Ms. Offereins holds
a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Loyola University.
Mary Oleksiuk has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources
Officer since October 2011. Prior to joining us, Ms. Oleksiuk served as Senior
Vice President, Global Human Resources, with Alberto Culver Company. From 2005
to 2007, Ms. Oleksiuk was an officer with Limited Brands where she served as
Executive Vice President, Human Resources, for the Bath & Body Works division
from 2006 to 2007. Ms. Oleksiuk holds a Bachelor’s degree from Wayne State
University and a Master’s degree from the University of Illinois.
James V. Panzarino has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit
Risk Officer since December 2009. Prior thereto, he served as Senior Vice President
and Chief Credit Risk Officer from 2006 to 2009, and Senior Vice President,
Cardmember Assistance, from 2003 to 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Panzarino
was Vice President of External Collections and Recovery at American Express
from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Panzarino holds a Bachelors degree in Business Management
and Communication from Adelphi University.
Glenn Schneider has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information
Officer since December 2008, and was appointed to our Executive Committee in
December 2009. From 2003 to 2008, he was Senior Vice President, Application
Development, and from 1998 to 2003, he served as Vice President, Marketing Applications.
Mr. Schneider joined us in 1993. He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics/Computer
Science and a minor in Statistics from Northern Illinois University.
Harit Talwar has served as Executive Vice President, President - U.S. Cards
since April 2010. Prior thereto, he served as Executive Vice President, Card
Programs and Chief Marketing Officer since December 2008 and Executive Vice
President, Discover Network since December 2003. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Talwar
was Managing Director for our international business. Mr. Talwar held a number
of positions at Citigroup from 1985 to 2000, most recently as Country Head,
Consumer Banking Division, Poland. Mr. Talwar holds a B.A. Hons degree in Economics
from Delhi University in India and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad.
Discover Financial Services currently has 16700 employees.
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