Goldman Confirms Announcement of 70 New Partners

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

today announced that it has invited 70 individuals to become Partners of the firm. These appointments recognize some of the firm's most valued senior professionals and acknowledge their leadership and contribution to the firm's culture of excellence. The following individuals will become Partners of the firm as of January 1, 2013, the start of our next fiscal year. Vivek Bantwal Pat Fels John Mallory Michael Ronen Heather Bellini Pete Finn Joseph S. Mauro Jami Rubin Brian Bolster David Fishman Charles M. McGarraugh Yann Samuelides Jill Borst Sheara Fredman Xavier C. Menguy Joshua S. Schiffrin Michael Brandmeyer Jacques Gabillon Amol Naik David Schwimmer Jason H. Brauth Francesco Garzarelli Jo Natauri Gaurav Seth Stuart Cash Nick Giovanni Una Neary Michael Siegel Alex Chi Brad Gross Gregory G. Olafson Michael Smith Kent Clark Anthony Gutman Lisa Opoku Josh Struzziery III Richard Cormack Leland Hensch Gerald Ouderkirk III Damian Sutcliffe Jack Daly Russell W. Horwitz Francesco Pascuzzi Michael Swell Anne Marie B. Darling Roy Joseph Anthony W. Pasquariello Ryan Thall David Dase John Kim Huw Pill Bobby Vedral Olaf Diaz-Pintado Marie Louise Kirk Dmitri Potishko Simon Watson Robert Drake-Brockman Hugh Lawson Sean Rice Toby C. Watson Alessandro Dusi Scott Lebovitz Francois J. Rigou Yoshihiko Yano Edward A. Emerson Ericka Leslie Scott M. Rofey Antonio F. Esteves Luca M. Lombardi Jeroen Rombouts