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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001601712-22-000123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYF"
cik: "0001601712"
company_name: "Synchrony Financial"
filed_at: "2022-04-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T09:26:39.655030+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Synchrony adds Kamila Chytil to board of directors effective April 1, 2022

## Summary
- Kamila Chytil appointed to Synchrony's board, effective April 1, 2022.
- Annual compensation: $265,000 ($100k cash + $165k in restricted stock units).
- Chytil currently leads operations, IT and marketing at DentaQuest; former COO of MoneyGram International.
- With Chytil, board expands to 13 members, one of the most diverse among Fortune 200 financials.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001601712-22-000123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYF
- cik: 0001601712
- company_name: Synchrony Financial
- filed_at: 2022-04-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171222000123/0001601712-22-000123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171222000123/syf-20220401.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-22-000123
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-22-000123.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-22-000123.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kamila Chytil was elected as director at Synchrony Financial.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: elected Ms. Kamila Chytil as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171222000123/0001601712-22-000123-index.htm

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