Biography

Mr. Marino has served on the Board of Directors of Upbound Group, Inc. since 2020. He also currently serves on the board of SilverBox Corp IV, a special purpose acquisition company (NYSE: SBXD). Mr. Marino previously served on the board of directors of PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA) from 2024 to 2025. Mr. Marino has nearly 40 years of experience in the consumer retail finance industry, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, CEO – Payment Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer of Synchrony Financial, Inc. (“Synchrony”), a leading financial services company, from 2014 to 2018. Prior to the spin-off of Synchrony by General Electric Corporation (“GE”) in 2014, Mr. Marino served as CEO — Payment Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer from 2012 to 2013 and CEO of Sales Finance from 2001 until 2011 for GE’s North American retail finance business. He also previously served as President of Monogram Credit Services, a joint venture between GE and Bank One Corporation (now part of JPMorgan Chase) and Chief Risk Officer – Consumer Cards Services for GE Capital. Prior to that, Marino held various roles of increasing responsibility in finance, business development, credit risk, and marketing with General Electric and Citibank. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Syracuse University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.