Synchrony Financial Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Synchrony Financial's CEO is Brian Doubles, appointed in May 2019, has a tenure of 5.17 years. total yearly compensation is $19.18M, comprised of 6% salary and 94% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth €29.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.2 years and 7 years respectively.

Key information

Brian Doubles

Chief executive officer

US$19.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	6.0%
CEO tenure	5.2yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	5.2yrs
Board average tenure	7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Brian Doubles's remuneration changed compared to Synchrony Financial's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Dec 31 2023	US$19m	US$1m	US$2b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Dec 31 2022	US$14m	US$1m	US$3b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$4b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$4b
Dec 31 2021	US$9m	US$951k	US$4b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$4b
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2020	US$5m	US$800k	US$1b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Dec 31 2019	US$5m	US$767k	US$4b
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$4b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Dec 31 2018	US$4m	US$750k	US$3b
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2017	US$4m	US$750k	US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Brian's total compensation ($USD19.18M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.76M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Brian's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Brian Doubles (48 yo)

5.2yrs

Tenure

US$19,175,684

Compensation

Mr. Brian D. Doubles serves as President, CEO & Director of Synchrony Bank. Mr. Doubles serves as President of Synchrony Financial since May 02, 2019 and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director sinc...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Brian Doubles	President	5.2yrs	US$19.18m	0.16% € 29.7m
Brian Wenzel	Executive VP	5.2yrs	US$5.74m	0.035% € 6.4m
Carol Juel	Executive VP and Chief Technology & Operating Officer	3.1yrs	US$5.46m	0.017% € 3.0m
Jonathan Mothner	Executive VP & Chief Risk and Legal Officer	10.4yrs	US$4.93m	0.036% € 6.5m
Curtis Howse	Executive VP and CEO of Home & Auto	5.5yrs	US$4.51m	0.030% € 5.5m
Kathryn Miller	Senior Vice President of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Trish Mosconi	Executive VP	no data	no data	no data
DJ Casto	Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	5.7yrs	no data	no data
Bart Schaller	Executive VP & CEO of Digital	3.1yrs	no data	0.013% € 2.3m
Alberto Casellas	Executive VP and CEO of Health & Wellness	10.3yrs	US$3.75m	0.016% € 2.9m
Michael Bopp	Executive VP & Chief Growth Officer	no data	no data	no data
Max Axler	Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer	1.5yrs	no data	no data

5.2yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SFE's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Brian Doubles	President	3.3yrs	US$19.18m	0.16% € 29.7m
Paget Alves	Independent Director	8.7yrs	US$330.10k	0.011% € 1.9m
Arthur Coviello	Independent Director	8.7yrs	US$325.10k	0.010% € 1.9m
Roy Guthrie	Independent Director	10yrs	US$336.35k	0.016% € 2.9m
Ellen Zane	Independent Director	5.4yrs	US$300.10k	0.0050% € 906.7k
Jeffrey Naylor	Independent Chairman	10yrs	US$505.17k	0.020% € 3.7m
Fernando Aguirre	Independent Director	5yrs	US$320.10k	0.0086% € 1.6m
P. Parker	Independent Director	4yrs	US$300.10k	0.0059% € 1.1m
Laurel Richie	Independent Director	8.7yrs	US$320.10k	0.011% € 1.9m
Kamila Chytil	Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$300.10k	0.0018% € 316.7k

7.0yrs

Average Tenure

67yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SFE's board of directors are considered experienced (7 years average tenure).

Synchrony Financial Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Synchrony Financial Appoints Dan Colao to Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2024

Synchrony Financial, Annual General Meeting, Jun 11, 2024

Synchrony Financial Announces Retirement of David P. Melito as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, Effective July 2, 2024

Synchrony Promotes Sue Bishop to Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Synchrony Financial Announces Planned Transition of Board Leadership

Insider recently sold €983k worth of stock

Recent updates

Synchrony Financial Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 15, 2024

Synchrony Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind Technology Connecting Pet Insurance and CareCredit, Simplifying Pet Care Payment Process

Synchrony Financial to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 16, 2024

Synchrony Financial Appoints Dan Colao to Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2024

Synchrony Financial Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on August 15, 2024

Synchrony Financial to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 17, 2024

Synchrony Financial, Annual General Meeting, Jun 11, 2024

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) announces an Equity Buyback for $1,000 million worth of its shares.

Synchrony Financial to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 24, 2024

Independence Pet Holdings, Inc. completed the acquisition of Pets Best Insurance Services, LLC from Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF).

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) completed the acquisition of Ally Lending from Ally Financial Inc.

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.25 announced

Synchrony Financial Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on February 15, 2024

Synchrony Financial Announces Retirement of David P. Melito as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, Effective July 2, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Synchrony to Sell Pet Insurance Service

Synchrony to Sell Pet Insurance Service

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Synchrony Financial Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share at 3.5% yield

Synchrony Financial Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 9, 2023

Synchrony Financial to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023

Synchrony Promotes Sue Bishop to Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Synchrony Financial to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 18, 2023

Synchrony Announces Expanded Availability of Its CareCredit Credit Card Across Wellness Care and Services

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 19%

Synchrony Financial Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on February 17, 2023

Synchrony Financial Reports Net Charge Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2022

Synchrony Financial to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 23, 2023

Synchrony Financial Announces Planned Transition of Board Leadership

Insider recently sold €983k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

Synchrony Financial Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 10, 2022

Synchrony Financial Announces Executive Changes

Synchrony Financial to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 25, 2022

Synchrony Financial Announces Resignation of Will Graylin from Board of Directors

Synchrony Financial Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on August 11, 2022

Synchrony Financial Reports Net Charge Off for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2022

"Pay with Synchrony" App Launches as First Combined Private Label and BNPL Financing Solution Available for Small Business Via Clover

Synchrony Financial to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 18, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Synchrony Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on May 12, 2022

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) announces an Equity Buyback for $2,800 million worth of its shares.

Synchrony Financial, Annual General Meeting, May 19, 2022

Synchrony Financial Appoints Kamila Chytil to its Board of Directors

Synchrony Financial to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 18, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

Synchrony Announces Expansion in Equine Market with New CareCredit Financial Solutions and Digital Capabilities

Synchron Secures $40M in Series B Led by Khosla Ventures to Launch U.S. Clinical Trials of Minimally Invasive Brain Computer Interface

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) announces an Equity Buyback for $2,900 million worth of its shares.

Independent Non Executive Chairman of the Board Richard Hartnack has left the company

Insider recently sold €166k worth of stock

Synchrony and Ashley Homestore, Ltd. Announces Multi-Year Extension of Consumer Financing Program Agreement

New 90-day high: €33.31

Doosan Bobcat Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Synchrony

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) a definitive agreement to acquire Allegro Credit.

Synchrony Financial and Mattress Firm Renew Consumer Financing Strategic Partnership

Walgreens Expands Financial Services Business Strategy, in Partnership with Synchrony and Mastercard

Synchrony Announces Chief Executive Officer Transition, Effective April 1, 2021

New 90-day high: €29.78

Synchrony Financial to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Jan 29, 2021

New 90-day high: €27.06

Synchrony Announces Management Changes

New 90-day high: €25.76

Market bids up stock over the past week

Sam's Club and Synchrony Extend Strategic Credit Card Program Collaboration with Multi-Year Agreement

New 90-day high: €23.90