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Discover ringing new era CEO expects renewed focus on Riverwoods-based company.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 30-JUN-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Discover ringing new era CEO expects renewed focus on Riverwoods-based company.(Business)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Michael Sean Comerford

mcomerford@@dailyherald.com

As Discover Financial Services Chief Executive Officer David Nelms waited Friday morning to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, he reached for the ceremonial gavel.

"I think they were afraid I was going to adjourn (the day)," Nelms joked after successfully pushing a button that rings the opening bell.

From the opening bell on Monday, when Discover begins trading publicly on the exchange, Nelms will learn how different it is to run a public company with an estimated market capitalization of $14 billion and one listed on the Standard &...

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