Harvey Schwartz, co-chief operating officer and president at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., is set to retire, the company announced via Twitter early Monday. Schwartz, a former chief financial officer at Goldman , had been widely viewed as a possible heir apparent at the world’s most prominent investment bank. David Solomon who serves as the other co-COO at Goldman, is set to be named sole COO and president, according to the Goldman tweet. News of Schwartz’s imminent departure comes after a Friday report by the Wall Street Journal indicated that Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein was set to retire as early as the end of 2018.
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