---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-166956"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GS"
cik: "0000886982"
company_name: "GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2024-06-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T02:39:52.990908+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Goldman Sachs appoints John B. Hess (Hess Corp CEO) to Board

## Summary
- John B. Hess appointed independent director effective June 24, 2024.
- He will serve on Compensation, Governance and Risk Committees.
- Hess has been Hess Corp CEO since 1995 and Chairman/CEO of Hess Midstream LP since 2014.
- Upon closing of Hess Corp sale to Chevron, Hess will retire from his roles and join Chevron board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-166956
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GS
- cik: 0000886982
- company_name: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2024-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312524166956/0001193125-24-166956-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312524166956/d860449d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-166956
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-166956.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-166956.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John B. Hess was appointed as independent director at GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: independent director
  source text: Effective June 24, 2024, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the Registrant) appointed John B. Hess as an independent member of the Registrant’s Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312524166956/0001193125-24-166956-index.htm

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