NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc named David Solomon as its next chief executive officer on Tuesday, succeeding Lloyd Blankfein, who has been in the role since 2006.
Solomon, who takes over the role Oct. 1, will be the 11th leader of the Wall Street bank since its founding in 1869. Here is a list of his predecessors:
1869: Marcus Goldman launches firm
1882: Samuel Sachs joins, creating Goldman Sachs
1936-1969: Sidney Weinberg runs the firm as senior partner
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1969-1976: Gus Levy is senior partner
1976-1984: John L. Weinberg and John Whitehead manage jointly as co-senior partners
1984-1990: John L. Weinberg is sole senior partner
1990-1992: Stephen Friedman and Robert Rubin are co-senior partners
1992-1994: Stephen Friedman is sole senior partner
1994-1999: Jon Corzine is senior partner
1999-2006: Henry Paulson is CEO
2006-2018: Lloyd Blankfein is CEO
(Reporting by Lauren Tara LaCapra and Rishika Dugyala; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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