---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-272463"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GS"
cik: "0000886982"
company_name: "GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2022-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T23:05:33.204483+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kevin R. Johnson appointed independent director on Goldman Sachs board

## Summary
- Kevin R. Johnson, former Starbucks CEO, appointed independent director effective October 26, 2022.
- Johnson will serve on the Governance, Compensation, and Risk Committees.
- He brings CEO perspective from Starbucks, Juniper Networks, and Microsoft.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-272463
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GS
- cik: 0000886982
- company_name: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2022-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312522272463/0001193125-22-272463-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312522272463/d411474d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-272463
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-272463.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-272463.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kevin R. Johnson was appointed as independent director at GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: independent director
  source text: Effective October 26, 2022, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the Registrant) appointed Kevin R. Johnson as an independent member of the Registrant’s Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312522272463/0001193125-22-272463-index.htm

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