Synchrony Financial

Who are Synchrony Financial's decision-makers?

Synchrony Financial is led by Brian Doubles. Buying decisions typically involve the business owner, technology or operations leadership, risk/compliance, finance, procurement, legal, security, and data stakeholders.

CEO
Brian Doubles
CFO/key exec
Brian Wenzel
Founded
2003
Employees
Approximately 20,000
HQ
Stamford, CT
Status
NYSE: SYF
  • Brian DoublesPresident & Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2021Leads Synchrony's partner, credit, digital, and capital-allocation strategy.
  • Brian WenzelExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial OfficerCFO since 2019Leads finance, treasury, capital, and investor relations.
  • Curtis HowseExecutive Vice President and CEO, Home & AutoSenior executiveLeads major retail-financing partner verticals.
  • Bart SchallerExecutive Vice President and CEO, DigitalSenior executiveLeads digital, marketplace, and platform partner businesses.

Who leads Synchrony Financial?

Synchrony Financial's leadership team combines enterprise financial-services management with finance, risk, operations, technology, and business-line expertise. The CEO sets the portfolio and capital agenda, while the CFO, business heads, CIO/technology leaders, risk, compliance, legal, and procurement leaders shape execution.

For strategic suppliers, the important signal is whether the problem maps to a publicly stated business priority, not only whether one executive likes the product.

Who actually makes buying decisions at Synchrony Financial?

Most material purchases are committee decisions. A business sponsor owns the outcome, technology or operations validates integration, security and risk assess third-party exposure, finance checks ROI and budget timing, procurement negotiates, and legal/privacy handles terms.

A strong sales motion should prepare evidence for each stakeholder: business case, implementation plan, controls, references, data handling, resilience, and measurable operating impact.

How is Synchrony Financial organized as it scales?

Synchrony Financial is organized around regulated business lines, shared enterprise functions, and corporate controls. That structure creates multiple entry points but also means budget authority and technical ownership can sit in different teams.

Account planning should separate corporate-wide platforms from business-unit-specific needs, then map field events, executive outreach, and pilots to the offices and teams most likely to own the workflow.

As of June 2026.Sources:Synchrony Financial investor relationsSynchrony Financial annual reports

Synchrony Financial — frequently asked questions

Agent CTA Background

Revenue work. On autopilot.

Start Free TrialBuilt for revenue teams who care about quality.