Discover Financial Services Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
J. Shepherd
Chief executive officer
US$188.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | n/a |
| Management average tenure | 2.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
J. Shepherd (69 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$188,011
Compensation
Mr. J. Michael Shepherd, J.D. serves as President and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Discover Bank and Discover Financial Services since April 01, 2024. He is Independent Director of Discover Financial...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim CEO | less than a year | US$188.01k | no data | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 5.3yrs | US$4.09m | 0.0065% € 2.7m | |
| Executive VP & President of Consumer Banking | 7.6yrs | US$3.67m | 0.036% € 15.0m | |
| Executive VP and President of Credit & Decision Management | 6yrs | US$3.57m | 0.025% € 10.4m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 4.2yrs | no data | 0.0025% € 1.1m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | 0.0089% € 3.7m | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Interim Chief Legal Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Communications | 11.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | no data | no data | 0.014% € 5.9m | |
| Chief Audit Executive | 1.3yrs | no data | no data |
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: DFS's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim CEO | 1.4yrs | US$188.01k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 9yrs | US$325.00k | 0.0034% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 16.3yrs | US$505.00k | 0.025% € 10.6m | |
| Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$297.50k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 2.6yrs | US$2.19m | 0.0019% € 806.8k | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$276.33k | 0.0015% € 630.3k | |
| Independent Director | 10.7yrs | US$356.67k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$295.00k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$331.67k | 0% € 0 | |
| Director | 1.3yrs | US$161.72k | 0% € 0 |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
61.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: DFS's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 15:55 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Discover Financial Services is covered by 52 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Stephen Biggar | Argus Research Company |
| Terry Ma | Barclays |
| Bruce Harting | Barclays |