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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001601712-24-000310"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYF"
cik: "0001601712"
company_name: "Synchrony Financial"
filed_at: "2024-09-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T04:15:28.149600+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Synchrony appoints Dan Colao to Board of Directors, effective Oct 1, 2024

## Summary
- Colao, former GE Capital CFO, will serve on Risk and Technology Committees.
- Annual director compensation: $265k total ($100k cash + $165k RSUs); plus $20k risk, $15k tech committee fees.
- Colao previously served on Synchrony's board from Feb 2014 to Nov 2015.
- Board will expand to 11 members upon his appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001601712-24-000310
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYF
- cik: 0001601712
- company_name: Synchrony Financial
- filed_at: 2024-09-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000310/0001601712-24-000310-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000310/syf-20240912.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-24-000310
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-24-000310.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-24-000310.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Daniel Colao was elected as director at Synchrony Financial.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: elected Mr. Daniel Colao as a director of the Company and appointed him to serve on the Risk and Technology Committees of the Board, effective October 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171224000310/0001601712-24-000310-index.htm

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