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  Business   Companies  19 Feb 2019  Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific CEO to retire: report

Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific CEO to retire: report

REUTERS
Published : Feb 19, 2019, 12:24 pm IST
Updated : Feb 19, 2019, 12:24 pm IST

A former pilot in the US Navy, Hitchner was appointed as the bank’s president for Asia Pacific excluding Japan, in 2013.

Goldman Sachs did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
 Goldman Sachs did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s Chairman and Chief Executive for the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan, Ken Hitchner, is retiring from the company, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Hitchner will continue in his Hong Kong-based role until mid-2019, the report said.

Goldman Sachs did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

A former pilot in the US Navy, Hitchner was appointed as the bank’s president for Asia Pacific excluding Japan, in 2013 and was named the region’s chairman and chief executive officer in 2017.

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