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Goldman Sachs names new tech chief

Appointment is part of a series of promotions set off by the departure of Goldman president Gary Cohn

Goldman Sachs has named a new chief information officer
Goldman Sachs has named a new chief information officer Photo: Getty Images

Goldman Sachs named Elisha Wiesel as its new chief information officer, the bank’s top-ranking technology officer.

Wiesel is currently chief risk officer in Goldman’s securities division, which houses its trading business. That is the most technology-intensive part of the bank, as software increasingly replaces human traders.

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