Richard Gnodde

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Richard Gnodde
BornMarch 1960 (1960-03) (age 64)
NationalitySouth African [1]
Alma mater University of Cape Town
University of Cambridge
OccupationInvestment banker
SpouseKara Gnodde

Richard Gnodde (born March 1960 [2] ) is a South African investment banker. He is the vice chairman of Goldman Sachs and the chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International.

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Early life

Richard Gnodde graduated from the University of Cape Town, where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and the University of Cambridge, where he earned a master's degree in law. [3]

Career

Gnodde began his career at Goldman Sachs in London in 1987. [3] Over the course of his career, he worked in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. [4] He became a managing director in 1996 and partner in 1998. [4] In 2006, he became the co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International alongside Michael Sherwood. [4]

Since Sherwood's retirement in 2016, Gnodde has been the CEO of Goldman Sachs International as well as vice chairman of Goldman Sachs. [5] According to the Financial Times, he is "in sole charge of the Emea area." [6] In March 2017, Gnodde said Goldman Sachs would move jobs to the continent because of Brexit. [7]

Gnodde attended the 2019 Bilderberg meeting in Montreax, Switzerland between 30 May - 20 June 2019

In the summer of 2019, Gnodde had charges levied against him by the Malaysian government in connection with the 1MDB scandal. The charges were later dropped. [8]

Personal life

Gnodde serves on the board of trust of his alma mater, the University of Cape Town. [9] He is also on the corporate advisory group of Tate. [10] In 2009, he attended a fundraising dinner for the Conservative Party. [11]

Gnodde is one of the highest paid investment bankers in the UK. [12] In 2016, he was the tenth best-paid employee at Goldman Sachs's London office. [13] He is worth an estimated £130 million according to Sunday Times Rich List 2017. [1]

Gnodde has a wife, Kara. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Richard John GNODDE - Personal Appointments". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Company Overview of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: Richard John Gnodde". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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  6. ↑ Guthrie, Jonathan (21 November 2016). "Goldman puts its faith in Gnodde". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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  8. ↑ Burton, Lucy (4 September 2020). "Malaysia drops criminal charges against Goldman Sachs after it paid $3.9bn to settle 1MDB scandal". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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