UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2, 2013

 

 

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   No. 001-14965   No. 13-4019460
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

200 West Street

New York, New York

 

10282

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 902-1000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

(b)         Stephen Friedman, a Director and the Chair of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the “Company”), tendered his proposed retirement, effective May 22, 2013, the day before the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to the Board, as required by the age-based retirement policy in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. His retirement was accepted by the Board on April 2, 2013.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

The independent directors of the Board have recommended, and the Board has approved, the appointment of Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, a Director and a current member of the Risk Committee, as the new Chair of the Risk Committee. The appointment will be effective upon Mr. Friedman’s retirement.

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
 

            (Registrant)

Date: April 4, 2013  

By:

  /s/ Gregory K. Palm
   

 

    Name:   Gregory K. Palm
    Title:  

Executive Vice President

and General Counsel