The bank appointed David Viniar, who served as its finance chief from 1999 to 2013, as its next independent lead director. He will succeed Adebayo Ogunlesi, who will step down at the annual meeting.

Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer David Viniar on Tuesday became the first CFO this year to step down from a bank that received funds from the government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

In a second e-mail, Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer David Viniar, who also will testify on Tuesday, responded to a report on the firm's trading activities, showing that – in one day - the ...