SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (SYF)
Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director information for SYF
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYF | 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 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMF | Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Discover Financial Services; Lead Independent Director | 73 | ["Leadership experience as a chief financial officer of two publicly traded companies","Vast experience with and knowledge of the consumer finance industry","Experience and background in finance and accounting","Extensive experience as an executive officer and public company director across financial services companies, taking on leadership roles particularly within Audit and Risk"] | ["Audit (Chair)","Compensation (Chair)","Executive","Risk","Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Director Since 2014 Age 73 Committees Risk (Chair) and Tech Independent Skills Financial Expert Risk Expert Financial Services Industry C-Suite Experience Government Regulatory Human Capital Compensation Strategic Planning Mr. Guthrie brings to the Board significant leadership experience, including as the former CFO of two publicly traded companies and a director of other publicly traded companies. He also has an accounting background, significant financial expertise and risk management experience. Mr. Guthrie has extensive experience in consumer finance (including the private-label credit card industry), including more than 30 years of experience in finance and or operating roles. Mr. Guthrie most recently served as CEO of Renovate America, Inc., a privately owned financial services company (2017 to 2018). Mr. Guthrie served as Executive Vice President (2005 to 2012), and as CFO (2005 to 2011) of Discover Financial Services, Inc., a direct banking and payments company. He previously served as President and CEO of various businesses of Citigroup Inc., including CitiFinancial International (2000 to 2004) and CitiCapital (2000 to 2001). Prior to joining Citigroup, Mr. Guthrie served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Associates First Capital Corporation (1978-2000). Mr. Guthrie has also served as a member of the board of directors of the Bank since July 2014. Mr. Guthrie serves on one other public company board OneMain Holdings, Inc., a financial services company. He previously served on the boards of directors of Mr. Cooper Group, Inc., Cascade Acquisition Corporation, LifeLock, Inc., and Garrison Capital Inc. During his tenure with Discover Financial Services, Inc., he also served on the board of directors of Discover Bank. Mr. Guthrie received a B.A. in Economics from Hanover College and an M.B.A. from Drake University.