David W. Nelms
2008
In 2008, David W. Nelms earned a total compensation of $8.3M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Discover Financial Services, a 4% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $1,425,000 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $5,867,208 |
| Other | $6,100 |
| Total | $8,298,308 |
Nelms received $5.9M in stock awards, accounting for 71% of the total pay in 2008.
Nelms also received $1.4M in bonus, $1M in salary and $6.1K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, David W. Nelms' compensation ranked 360th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Nelms earned more than 96.1% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 360 out of 9,135 | 96th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 77 out of 2,034 | 96th |
Major group Non-depository Credit Institutions | 3 out of 58 | 95th |
Industry group Personal Credit Institutions | 3 out of 19 | 84th |
Industry Personal Credit Institutions | 3 out of 19 | 84th |
Source: SEC filing on February 22, 2010.
Nelms' colleagues
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