Discover Financial Services Names New Chief Accounting Officer
31 Marzo 2008 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Discover Financial Services today announced that Kevin Killips has
been named controller and chief accounting officer. In this newly
created position, Killips will oversee all aspects of Discover
Financial Services� accounting function. He will report directly to
Roy A. Guthrie, chief financial officer for Discover. �Kevin brings
years of invaluable finance and accounting experience to the
position of Discover�s chief accounting officer,� said Guthrie. �We
expect that his leadership will be a great asset as we move forward
to expand our business and take advantage of new opportunities in
the financial services industry.� �As chief accounting officer, I
look forward to contributing to the Company�s efforts to grow its
profitability and expand its Card and payments businesses,� said
Killips. �Applying my knowledge to a company with such an
impressive track record and leading industry position will
undoubtedly be a rewarding experience.� Killips comes to Discover
Financial Services from LaSalle Bank where he worked for nearly ten
years most recently serving as executive vice president, North
American chief accounting officer and corporate controller. There
he was responsible for the comprehensive accounting function of ABN
AMRO�s North American operations including reporting, policy, tax,
financial control, budgeting, financial systems and project
management. Prior to his work with LaSalle, Killips was the
director of Internal Audit, and then vice president-Finance for
leasing operations at Transamerica Corporation. Killips was also at
Ernst & Young from 1979-1993. Killips, a certified public
accountant, holds a bachelor�s degree from Dominican University in
River Forest, Illinois. Killips will begin his new role at Discover
on March 31, 2008. About Discover Financial Services Discover
Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a leading credit card issuer and
electronic payment services company with one of the most recognized
brands in U.S. financial services. The company operates the
Discover Card, America's cash rewards pioneer. Since its inception
in 1986, the company has become one of the largest card issuers in
the United States. Its payments businesses consist of the Discover
Network, with millions of merchant and cash access locations, and
PULSE, one of the nation's leading ATM/debit networks. For more
information, visit www.discoverfinancial.com. This press release
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements
are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Discover
Financial Services' management and are subject to significant risks
and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
set forth in the forward-looking statements. The following factors,
among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from
those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the actions and
initiatives of current and potential competitors; our ability to
manage credit risks and securitize our receivables at acceptable
rates; changes in economic variables, such as the number and size
of personal bankruptcy filings, the rate of unemployment and the
levels of consumer confidence and consumer debt; the level and
volatility of equity prices, commodity prices and interest rates,
currency values, investments and other market indices; the
availability and cost of funding and capital; access to U.S. debt
markets; the ability to increase or sustain Discover Card usage or
attract new cardmembers and introduce new products and services;
our ability to attract new merchants and maintain relationships
with current merchants; material security breaches of key systems;
unforeseen and catastrophic events; our reputation; the potential
effects of technological changes; the effect of political, economic
and market conditions and geopolitical events; unanticipated
developments relating to lawsuits, investigations or similar
matters; the impact of current, pending and future legislation,
regulation and regulatory and legal actions; our ability to attract
and retain employees; the ability to protect our intellectual
property; the impact of our separation from Morgan Stanley; the
impact of any potential future acquisitions; investor sentiment;
and the restrictions on our operations resulting from indebtedness
incurred during our separation from Morgan Stanley. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press
release, and there is no undertaking to update or revise them as
more information becomes available. Additional factors that could
cause Discover Financial Services' results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found
in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC and
available at the SEC's internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
Grafico Azioni Discover Financial Servi... (NYSE:DFS)
Storico
Da Giu 2024 a Lug 2024
Grafico Azioni Discover Financial Servi... (NYSE:DFS)
Storico
Da Lug 2023 a Lug 2024