---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001601712-24-000229"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYF"
cik: "0001601712"
company_name: "Synchrony Financial"
filed_at: "2024-07-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T00:01:17.283316+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Synchrony names Amy Tiliakos as CAO effective Aug 1; Melito retires July 2

## Summary
- Current CAO David P. Melito retires July 2, 2024; CFO Brian Wenzel serves as interim principal accounting officer through July 31.
- Amy Tiliakos appointed SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller effective August 1, 2024.
- Tiliakos previously U.S. Regulatory Reporting Vice President at American Express (2013-2024).
- Tiliakos receives base salary, equity and non-equity incentive, plus sign-on awards for forfeited compensation.
- No family relationships with directors or executive officers, and no arrangements with other persons.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001601712-24-000229
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYF
- cik: 0001601712
- company_name: Synchrony Financial
- filed_at: 2024-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000229/0001601712-24-000229-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000229/syf-20240628.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-24-000229.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Amy Tiliakos was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Synchrony Financial.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
  source text: On June 28, 2024, the Company appointed Amy Tiliakos as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, effective as of August 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000229/0001601712-24-000229-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brian J. Wenzel, Sr. was appointed as interim principal accounting officer at Synchrony Financial.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: interim principal accounting officer
  source text: Effective as of Mr. Melito’s retirement, Brian J. Wenzel, Sr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will serve as the Company’s interim principal accounting officer through July 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000229/0001601712-24-000229-index.htm
- 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: David P. Melito, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Synchrony Financial (the “Company”) will retire effective July 2, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000229/0001601712-24-000229-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.