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

On January 11, 2021, as part of a planned succession process, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Synchrony Financial ("Synchrony") approved the following events, each effective April 1, 2021:

•Margaret Keane, 61, Synchrony's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), will transition roles from CEO to Executive Chair of the Board.

•Brian Doubles, 45, Synchrony's President, will succeed Ms. Keane to become President and CEO, and will join the Board as a director.

•Rick Hartnack, 75, Non-Executive Chair of the Board, will retire.

•Jeffrey Naylor, 62, will become Lead Independent Director of the Board.

Ms. Keane was appointed Synchrony's President and CEO in 2014 and has served as a director since 2013. Ms. Keane previously served as President and CEO of the North American retail finance business of the General Electric Company ("GE") from 2011 to 2014.

Mr. Doubles has been Synchrony's President since May 2019. He previously served as Synchrony's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") from 2014 to 2019 and as CFO of GE's North American retail finance business from 2009 to 2014.

A copy of the press release announcing these events is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report:

Number                     Description

99.1                       Synchrony Financial Press Release dated January 12, 2021
104                        The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in
                           Inline XBRL

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