CEO of Stamford-based Synchrony to step down FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Synchrony Financial on Long Ridge Road in Stamford, Conn. on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017.Michael Cummo/Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Synchrony Chief Executive Officer Margaret Keane will step down as the company’s CEO and become its new executive chairwoman, the company announced on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.Anthony Collins Photography 2019 /Show MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 Synchrony President Brian Doubles will become the company’s new CEO, succeeding Margaret Keane on April 1, 2021.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 5of5 STAMFORD — Synchrony, the largest issuer of private label credit cards in the U.S., announced Tuesday that Chief Executive Officer Margaret Keane will become the firm’s executive chairwoman and will be succeeded as CEO by President Brian Doubles.