Goldman Sachs names Raghav Maliah as global chairman of investment banking
A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs confirmed the details outlined in the memo.
Maliah will continue to serve as co-head of mergers & acquisitions in Asia Pacific, and head of the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Group in Asia Pacific Ex-Japan, according to the memo.
Last September, Maliah was named co-head of mergers and acquisitions in Asia Pacific, alongside Yoshihiko Yano and Ed Wittig, as part of an effort to expand and deepen deal coverage in the region.
Maliah, a member of Goldman Sachs' Asia Pacific Management Committee, joined the firm in 2000 as an associate. He was named managing director in 2006 and partner in 2010.
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