Synchrony Financial Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Synchrony Financial's CEO is Brian Doubles, appointed in May 2019, has a tenure of 5.58 years. total yearly compensation is $19.18M, comprised of 6% salary and 94% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.17% of the company’s shares, worth $43.25M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.6 years and 5.8 years respectively.

Key information

Brian Doubles

Chief executive officer

US$19.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.0%
CEO tenure5.6yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure5.6yrs
Board average tenure5.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Synchrony Financial: Undervalued Gem In Fintech

Nov 30

Synchrony Financial's (NYSE:SYF) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Oct 28
Synchrony Financial's (NYSE:SYF) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Synchrony Financial: Why I Prefer The Lower Yielding Series A Preferred Shares

Oct 23

Synchrony Financial: Consumer Lending May Meltdown If Unemployment Continues To Rise

Sep 18

Synchrony Financial: Not Too Expensive Yet

Jul 18

Synchrony Financial: Comparing The 2 High Yielding Preferred Shares

Jun 26

Synchrony Financial: Finally Getting Credit

Apr 26

Synchrony Financial: Charge-Offs Create Downside Risk (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 05

Synchrony Financial Offers 2 Good Income Options

Jan 24

Synchrony Financial: 8.9% Yielding Preferred Shares Are Attractive

Nov 20

Synchrony: A Buy As Credit Deterioration Slows

Oct 06

Synchrony Financial Shares Have Recovered From The Banking Crisis But Are Still Cheap

Jul 19

Synchrony Financial: 9.4% Yielding Bond Mispriced From Industry Crisis

May 29

Synchrony credit card net charge-offs jump in January as delinquencies tick up

Feb 14

Synchrony, furniture retailer Rooms To Go renew strategic financing partnership

Jan 25

Synchrony Financial: Growth And Fundamental Stability Remains In Harmony

Jan 18

Synchrony credit card metrics slip in November, edging down to prepandemic levels

Dec 15

Synchrony Financial credit card net charge-offs increase in October

Nov 14

Synchrony Financial declares $0.23 dividend

Oct 20

Synchrony expands relationship with Sycle for integrated digital payment solutions

Oct 13

Synchrony Financial: To Keep Watch Before Q3 Earnings

Sep 29

Synchrony Financial credit card delinquency, charge off rates climb in August

Sep 12

Synchrony's credit card delinquency, charge-off rates rise in July as loans increase

Aug 15

Synchrony Financial GAAP EPS of $1.60 beats by $0.16, revenue of $2.87B beats by $130M

Jul 18

Synchrony Financial Lower Profits Expected In 2022, But Trades At Fair Value

Jul 07

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Brian Doubles's remuneration changed compared to Synchrony Financial's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 31 2023US$19mUS$1m

US$2b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 31 2022US$14mUS$1m

US$3b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$4b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$4b

Dec 31 2021US$9mUS$951k

US$4b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$4b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 31 2020US$5mUS$800k

US$1b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$767k

US$4b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$4b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$750k

US$3b

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 31 2017US$4mUS$750k

US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Brian's total compensation ($USD19.18M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.85M).

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


CEO

Brian Doubles (48 yo)

5.6yrs

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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brian Doubles
President5.6yrsUS$19.18m0.17%
$ 43.3m
Brian Wenzel
Executive VP & CFO5.6yrsUS$5.74m0.020%
$ 5.0m
Carol Juel
Executive VP and Chief Technology & Operating Officer3.5yrsUS$5.46m0.017%
$ 4.4m
Jonathan Mothner
Executive VP & Chief Risk and Legal Officer10.8yrsUS$4.93m0.033%
$ 8.4m
Curtis Howse
Executive VP and CEO of Home & Auto5.9yrsUS$4.51m0.026%
$ 6.5m
Amy Tiliakos
Senior VPless than a yearno datano data
Kathryn Miller
Senior Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
DJ Casto
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer6.1yrsno datano data
Bart Schaller
Executive VP & CEO of Digital3.5yrsno data0.013%
$ 3.3m
Alberto Casellas
Executive VP and CEO of Health & Wellness10.8yrsUS$3.75m0.017%
$ 4.2m
Michael Bopp
Executive VP & Chief Growth Officerno datano datano data
Max Axler
Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer1.9yrsno datano data

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SYF's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.6 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brian Doubles
President3.7yrsUS$19.18m0.17%
$ 43.3m
Paget Alves
Independent Director9.1yrsUS$330.10k0.012%
$ 3.0m
Arthur Coviello
Independent Director9.1yrsUS$325.10k0.011%
$ 2.8m
Roy Guthrie
Independent Director10.4yrsUS$336.35k0.018%
$ 4.5m
Ellen Zane
Independent Director5.8yrsUS$300.10k0.0058%
$ 1.5m
Jeffrey Naylor
Independent Chairman10.4yrsUS$505.17k0.022%
$ 5.6m
Fernando Aguirre
Independent Director5.4yrsUS$320.10k0.0092%
$ 2.4m
P. Parker
Independent Director4.4yrsUS$300.10k0.0064%
$ 1.6m
Laurel Richie
Independent Director9.1yrsUS$320.10k0.012%
$ 3.0m
Daniel Colao
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Kamila Chytil
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$300.10k0.0022%
$ 547.9k

5.8yrs

Average Tenure

67yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SYF's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:55
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Synchrony Financial is covered by 45 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David GeorgeBaird
Brennan CrowleyBaird
Mark DeVriesBarclays