David W. Nelms
2009
In 2009, David W. Nelms earned a total compensation of $5.7M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Discover Financial Services, a 31% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $39,750 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $4,627,613 |
| Other | $17,150 |
| Total | $5,684,513 |
Nelms received $4.6M in stock awards, accounting for 81% of the total pay in 2009.
Nelms also received $39.8K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1M in salary and $17.2K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2009, David W. Nelms' compensation ranked 602nd out of 9,885 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Nelms earned more than 93.9% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 602 out of 9,885 | 94th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 122 out of 2,204 | 95th |
Major group Non-depository Credit Institutions | 3 out of 64 | 95th |
Industry group Personal Credit Institutions | 2 out of 24 | 92nd |
Industry Personal Credit Institutions | 2 out of 24 | 92nd |
Source: SEC filing on February 22, 2010.
Nelms' colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with David W. Nelms at Discover Financial Services in 2009.
2009
Roger Hochschild
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Chief Operating Officer
2009
Carlos Minetti
Discover Financial Services
Executive Vice President, Cardmember Services and Consumer Banking
2009
Roy Guthrie
Discover Financial Services
Chief Financial Officer
2009
Diane Offereins
Discover Financial Services