Dean Witter Discover

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Dean Witter Discover

COMPANY

Financial services and credit. Spun off from Sears Roebuck in 1993 with a 20% IPO, the remaining 80% given to existing Sears shareholders. Sears had acquired Dean Witter Reynolds in 1981, and created the Discover credit card in 1985. Dean Witter Discover merged with Morgan Stanley in 1997.

Industry:
Finance

Ticker:
(defunct)

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Philip J. Purcell Business 5-Sep-1943 CEO of Morgan Stanley, 1997-2005

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Philip J. Purcell Business 5-Sep-1943 CEO of Morgan Stanley, 1997-2005

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Miles L. Marsh Business c. 1948 CEO of Fort James Corporation, 1997-2000

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