Goldman Exec And Olympic Gold Medalist J. Michael Evans Is Retiring

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Goldman exec J. Michael Evans, a vice chairman and head of global growth markets, is retiring at the end of this year, the bank said in a statement.

Also, Evans was a member of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Here's the full release:

NEW YORK, October 21, 2013 -- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) announced today that J. Michael Evans, a vice chairman of Goldman Sachs and global head of Growth Markets, has decided to retire at the end of the year after more than 20 years at the firm. He will become a senior director upon his retirement.

“Michael’s deep commitment to the firm, his unrelenting focus on our clients and his broad global market knowledge have left an extraordinary mark at Goldman Sachs,” said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and CEO. “We particularly appreciate the role he played developing our client franchise across Asia, and his work co-chairing the Business Standards Committee, which was an unparalleled effort to review our business standards and practices. We are pleased that we will continue to benefit from his advice and counsel as a senior director.”