---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001601712-24-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYF"
cik: "0001601712"
company_name: "Synchrony Financial"
filed_at: "2024-01-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T22:34:55.067468+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Synchrony Financial CAO David P. Melito to retire effective July 2, 2024

## Summary
- David P. Melito, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, notified his intention to retire effective July 2, 2024.
- Melito has served as CAO and Controller since February 2014.
- Company will initiate a search to identify Melito's successor.
- No interim replacement or leadership transition plan announced yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001601712-24-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYF
- cik: 0001601712
- company_name: Synchrony Financial
- filed_at: 2024-01-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000020/0001601712-24-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000020/syf-20240116.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-24-000020
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-24-000020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-24-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David P. Melito departed as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Synchrony Financial.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
  source text: On January 16, 2024, David P. Melito, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Synchrony Financial (the “Company”) notified the Company of his intention to retire effective July 2, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000020/0001601712-24-000020-index.htm

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