---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001601712-26-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYF"
cik: "0001601712"
company_name: "Synchrony Financial"
filed_at: "2026-06-29T20:07:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T20:08:11.599192+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Synchrony names Carol Juel CEO of Digital platform; Bart Schaller retiring

## Summary
- Carol Juel appointed EVP and CEO of Synchrony's Digital platform, effective June 29, 2026, reporting to CEO Brian Doubles.
- Bart Schaller retiring after 35-year career; Juel succeeds him as Digital platform head.
- Florin Arghirescu promoted to EVP and CTO, leading enterprise tech strategy, AI, and platform capabilities.
- DJ Casto becomes EVP, Chief People and Operations Officer, adding operations to HR role.
- Juel's former CTO/COO responsibilities distributed among executive team; no single successor named.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001601712-26-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYF
- cik: 0001601712
- company_name: Synchrony Financial
- filed_at: 2026-06-29T20:07:24+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000027/0001601712-26-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000027/syf-20260629.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-26-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-26-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001601712-26-000027.txt

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