Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

December 11, 2017

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-36560	51-0483352
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut		06902
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(203) 585-2400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 11, 2017, Glenn Marino notified Synchrony Financial (the “Company”) that he has decided to retire from the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of Payment Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer of the Company, effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Marino will continue to work for the Company through mid-2018 to assist in the transition to his successor.

Mr. Marino will retire with over 20 years of outstanding service to the Company, leading significant expansion and growth in the Company’s Payment Solutions sales platform and playing a key role in the Company’s transformation into an independent public company. Since joining General Electric Company (“GE”) in 1996, Mr. Marino built and led a team that drove substantial operational and financial growth, increasing revenue, executing key partner programs and developing important new products and digital marketing capabilities.

On January 1, 2018, Neeraj Mehta will become Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of Payment Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer of the Company. Mr. Mehta currently serves as Executive Vice President, Business Strategy and Development, overseeing corporate strategy, payment innovation, strategic partnerships, Synchrony Ventures and acquisitions. Mr. Mehta joined GE in 1996 and held numerous executive roles at GE Capital, including President and CEO of GE Capital, Commercial Distribution Finance.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.