Keane to step down as Synchrony CEO, bullish about successor FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInRedditPinterest FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInRedditPinterest 1of3Synchrony is headquartered at 777 Long Ridge Road in Stamford, Conn.Photo: Alexander Soule / Alexander Soule 2of3Synchrony 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.Photo: Anthony Collins Photography 2019 / 3of3Synchrony President Brian Doubles will become the company’s new CEO, succeeding Margaret Keane on April 1, 2021.Photo: Contributed photo STAMFORD — Synchrony, the largest issuer of private-label credit cards in the U.S., announced Tuesday that Chief Executive Officer Margaret Keane will be succeeded as CEO by its president, Brian Doubles, as she becomes the firm’s executive chairwoman.