The bank appointed David Viniar, who served as its finance chief from 1999 to 2013, as its next independent lead director. He will succeed Adebayo Ogunlesi, who will step down at the annual meeting.

ISS recommended voting for Goldman's slate of directors, including the next lead independent director, David Viniar. He joined the board in 2013 after stepping down from the bank, where he was ...

Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer David Viniar on Tuesday became the first CFO this year to step down from a bank that received funds from the government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.