Synchrony Names Nimrod Barak Chief AI Officer as 100% of Professional Staff Use AI Tools
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Updated · PR Newswire · Aug 13
Synchrony Names Nimrod Barak Chief AI Officer as 100% of Professional Staff Use AI Tools
2 articles · Updated · PR Newswire · Aug 13
Summary
Nimrod Barak took the Chief AI Officer role at Synchrony effective June 30, tasked with leading enterprise AI strategy, governance and execution across the consumer finance company.
Barak is expected to speed AI deployment in products, operations and decision-making, with Synchrony tying the move to consumer experience gains, partner value and growth.
Synchrony said nearly 100% of its professional workforce has used AI tools including Synchrony GPT since 2024, while 90% of employees trust the company to use AI fairly and responsibly.
Barak joins from Citi, where he led the AI Center of Excellence and emerging technologies, bringing more than 20 years of engineering, data and AI leadership experience.