Sector: Financials
Director information for SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur W. Coviello, Jr. | Director | 72 | ["Financial Expert","Risk Expert","C-Suite Experience","Strategic Planning","Tech/Digital/Cyber"] | ["Risk and Tech"] | 2026 |
| Brian D. Doubles | President and CEO of Synchrony Financial | 51 | ["extensive expertise in retail finance","financial expertise","strategic expertise","risk expertise","C-Suite Experience"] | ["Business Roundtable","Bank Policy Institute"] | 2026 |
| Carol Juel | Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Operating Officer | 53 | ["Bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross","ORBIE 2019 CIO of the Year","Most Influential Women in Payments by PaymentsSource in 2016, 2017, 2023 and 2024"] | ["Advisory Board for the School of Engineering at the University of Connecticut","CNBC Technology Executive Council","Fast Company Impact Council"] | 2026 |
| Curtis Howse | Executive Vice President and CEO—Home & Auto | 62 | ["Inductee to the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame","Named one of Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America"] | ["American Bankers Association Card Policy Council","HBCU Partnership Challenge"] | 2026 |
| Daniel Colao | Former CFO of GE Capital; Director; Chair | 59 | ["Financial Expert","Risk Expert","Financial Services Industry","C-Suite Experience","Government/Regulatory","Human Capital/Compensation","Strategic Planning","Deep expertise in financial services and consumer lending","Strategic planning, risk oversight and management","Former Chief Financial Officer and Executive Advisor of GE Capital","Over 30-year career in financial services","audit committee financial expert","sufficient expertise and business and financial experience"] | ["MDC","Audit (Chair)","Risk","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Deborah Ellinger | Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group; Director | 67 | ["Financial Expert","Risk Expert","Financial","Services Industry","C-Suite Experience","Brand and Marketing","Direct Consumer/Retailers","Health and Wellness","Human Capital/Compensation","Strategic Planning","CEO of private-equity-backed companies in the retail and health and wellness sectors","Senior Advisor with Boston Consulting Group","Executive Vice President at CVS Pharmacy, Inc.","Senior Vice President at Staples, Inc.","Managing Director and Partner at BCG"] | ["Risk","Tech"] | 2026 |
| Ellen M. Zane | Former President and CEO of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts Children’s Hospital; Director | 74 | ["Financial Expert","C-Suite Experience","Government/Regulatory","Health and Wellness","Human Capital/Compensation","Strategic Planning"] | ["Audit","MDC","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Fernando Aguirre | Former Chairman, President and CEO of Chiquita Brands International, Inc.; Owner and CEO | 68 | ["significant knowledge and experience in leadership","strategy","digital marketing","branding and communications","extensive experience as chair and CEO of a large publicly traded company","served on two other public company boards: CVS Health and Barry Callebaut","previously served on several other boards including Aetna, Inc., Coca-Cola Enterprises and Levi Strauss & Co.","recognized as one of the 100 Influentials by Hispanic Business Magazine","honored with the Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award by the National Football League","received a B.S. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville"] | ["Audit","MDC","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Jeffrey G. Naylor | (Non-Executive Chair of the Board) Former CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of the TJX Companies, Inc.; Director | 67 | ["Financial Expert","Risk Expert","Financial Services Industry","C-Suite Experience","Direct Consumer/Retailers","Human Capital/Compensation","Strategic Planning"] | ["Audit","MDC","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Kamila Chytil | Former Chief Operating Officer of DentaQuest LLC; Director | 46 | ["Financial Expert","Services Industry","C-Suite Experience","Consumer/Retailers","Tech/Digital/Cyber","Chief Operating Officer of DentaQuest LLC","Chief Operating Officer of MoneyGram International","Chief Global Operations Officer of MoneyGram","Senior Vice President of Key Partnerships and Payments at MoneyGram","Various positions at FIS","Business Analyst at Danka Office Imaging Company","Account Manager at Capital One Financial Corporation","Board member for MoneyGram Foundation","Board member for MoneyGram Poland","Board member for MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc."] | ["Tech","Audit","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Laurel J. Richie | Former President of the Women’s National Basketball Association LLC; Director | 67 | ["C-Suite Experience","Brand and Marketing","Direct Consumer/Retailers","Human Capital/Compensation","Strategic Planning","Executive management and leadership experience","Experience as a director of other public companies","Experience in communications and marketing","Former President of the Women’s National Basketball Association LLC","Brand consultant for Teach For America","Chief Marketing Officer of Girl Scouts of the United States of America","Senior Partner and Executive Group Director at Ogilvy & Mather","Advising c-suite executives on personal leadership and corporate culture","Member of the board of directors of the Bank since April 2021","Serves on two other public company boards: Bright Horizons and Hasbro","Independent director at SeatGeek","Recognized as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Business","Former Trustee of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame"] | ["MDC","Tech","MDC (Chair)","NCG","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Paget L. Alves | CEO and Chairman of Sorenson Communications; Director | 71 | ["Financial Expert","Risk Expert","C-Suite Experience","Government/Regulatory","Direct Consumer/Retailers","Strategic Planning","Tech/Digital/Cyber","Extensive executive management and leadership experience","Background in sales","Financial expertise","Experience with strategic and business development","Experience with strategic corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions","CEO of Sorenson Communications since November 2024","Chairman of the Sorenson board","Various positions at Sprint Corporation","President and Chief Operating Officer of Centennial Communications Corporation","President and CEO of PointOne Telecommunications, Inc.","Experience on other public and private company boards"] | ["MDC","Tech","Audit","NCG","Audit Committee","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| P.W. “Bill” Parker | Former Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer of U.S. Bancorp; Director | 69 | ["Financial Expert","Risk Expert","Financial Services Industry","C-Suite Experience","Government/Regulatory","Strategic Planning","leadership experience","extensive background in risk management","deep expertise in credit"] | ["Risk","Tech","NCG","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Roy A. Guthrie | Former CEO of Renovate America, Inc.; Former Executive Vice President and CFO of Discover Financial Services, Inc.; Director | 73 | ["Financial Expert","Risk Expert","Financial Services Industry","C-Suite Experience","Government/Regulatory","Human Capital/Compensation","Strategic Planning"] | ["Risk","Tech","Risk (Chair)"] | 2026 |
