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Jason Strle joins Discover as chief information officer

Jason Strle has been named Discover’s new chief information officer. He will join the company’s executive committee as an executive vice president.

Mr. Strle joins Discover from Wells Fargo, where he served as EVP and Group CIO of its payments, virtual solutions, innovation and community banking business units. Prior to Wells Fargo, Mr. Strle was with JP Morgan Chase.

Mr. Strle succeeds Amir Arooni, who joined Discover in 2020.

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