Richard Gnodde

Richard Gnodde
Born c. 1961
Nationality South African[1]
Alma mater University of Cape Town
University of Cambridge
Occupation Investment banker
Net worth £130 million (2017)[1]
Spouse(s) Kara Gnodde

Richard Gnodde (born c. 1961) is a London-based South African investment banker. He is the vice chairman of Goldman Sachs and the chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International.

Early life

Richard Gnodde was born circa 1961.[2] He 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.[2]

Career

Gnodde began his career at Goldman Sachs in London in 1987.[2] Over the course of his career, he worked in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.[3] He became a managing director in 1996 and partner in 1998.[3] In 2006, he became the co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International alongside Michael Sherwood.[3]

Since Sherwood's retirement in 2016, Gnodde has been the CEO of Goldman Sachs International as well as vice chairman of Goldman Sachs.[4] According to the Financial Times, he is "in sole charge of the Emea area."[5] In March 2017, Gnodde said Goldman Sachs would move jobs to the continent because of Brexit.[6]

Philanthropy and personal life

Gnodde serves on the board of trust of his alma mater, the University of Cape Town.[7] He is also on the corporate advisory group of Tate.[8] In 2009, he attended a fundraising dinner for the Conservative Party.[9]

Gnodde is one of the highest paid investment bankers in the UK.[10] In 2016, he was the tenth best-paid employee at Goldman Sachs's London office.[11] He is worth an estimated £130 million according to Sunday Times Rich List 2017.[1]

Gnodde has a wife, Kara.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rich List 2017". The Sunday Times Magazine. 7 May 2017. p. 131.
  2. 1 2 3 "Company Overview of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: Richard John Gnodde". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Richard J. Gnodde". Goldman Sachs. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Treanor, Jill (21 November 2016). "Michael Sherwood quits Goldman Sachs role". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Guthrie, Jonathan (November 21, 2016). "Goldman puts its faith in Gnodde". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Acton, Gemma (21 March 2017). "Goldman Sachs confirms London jobs will move to Europe in first stage of Brexit reshuffle". CNBC. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Board of Trustees". The University of Cape Town Trust. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Membership of the Tate Board's Council and Committees". Tate. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Pagano, Margareta (26 September 2009). "Dinner at the Carlton: The New Tory power brokers". The Independent. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Forget £269,000 - the real Goldman Sachs pay figure is £5m". London Evening Standard. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Butcher, Sarah (20 June 2016). "The 45 most highly paid people at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan in London?". Efinancialcareers.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "City Spy: Bringing the wife pays off for Kew". London Evening Standard. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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