It is one of the most coveted titles on Wall Street, and Goldman, Sachs & Co. has given out 94 of them this year. This round of "partner managing directors" ... is the smallest class since Goldman's IPO in 1999, reflecting sour markets. But it's sweet for the 94 chosen, who will now get major pay raises, among other perks.

James Quinn, a Wall Street correspondent for The Telegraph, wrote that the 94 men and women were informed of their elevation by personal telephone calls from chairman and chief executive Lloyd Blankfein Wednesday morning -- it is understood that geographically, 15% come from Asia, 25% from Europe and the rest from the U.S. Managing directors are expected to be named Thursday. - Baz Hiralal

Goldman's Partner Managing Directors

Paul R. Aaron David G. Torrible Sean J. Gallagher Martin Cher David M. Marcinek Alan S. Kava Heather K. Shemilt Lorin P. Radtke Sanggyun Ahn Frederick Towfigh Gonzalo R. Garcia Denis P. Coleman III Blake W. Mather Dimitrios Kavvathas Magid N. Shenouda Richard N. Ramsden Philip S. Armstrong Greg A. Tusar Paul E. Germain Kevin P. Connors John J. McCabe Larry M. Kellerman Suhail A. Sikhtian Michael J. Richman Charles Baillie Andrea A. Vittorelli Paul Graves James V. Covello Hidehiro Imatsu H.C. Liu Lora J. Price Devesh P. Shah

John J. McGuire Jr. Hideki Kinuhata Gavin Simms Michael Rimland Philip R. Berlinski Paul Walker E. Glenn Hadden Jeffrey R. Currie Milton R. Millman III Michael E. Koester Marshall Smith Luigi G. Rizzo Robert A. Berry Alasdair J. Warren Jonathan J. Hall Albert F. Dombrowski Christopher Milner J. Christopher A. Kojima John D. Storey Scott A. Romanoff Oliver R. Bolitho Dominic A. Wilson Jan Hatzius Thomas M. Dowling Christina P. Minnis Michiel P. Lap Patrick M. Street Julian Salisbury Patrick T. Boyle Steve Windsor Martin Hintze L. Brooks Entwistle

Takashi Murata Brian J. Lee Ram K. Sundaram Paul D. Scialla Stephen Branton-Speak Martin Wiwen-Nilsson Todd Hohman Stephan J. Feldgoise Todd G. Owens David A. Lehman Robert J. Sweeney Peter E. Scialla Anne F. Brennan Denise A. Wyllie James P. Houghton Benjamin W. Ferguson Craig W. Packer Deborah R. Leone Michael J. Swenson Peter A. Seccia Samuel S. Britton Han Song Zhu Paul J. Huchro Wolfgang Fink Gilberto Pozzi John S. Lindfors Jeffrey M. Tomasi Rebecca M. Shaghalian Jason G. Cahilly Timur F. Galen

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Source: The Deal
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BUSINESS | October 29, 2008
DealBook: Goldman Sachs Names 94 Partners
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Goldman Sachs has added 94 names to its elite list of partners, continuing a tradition whose roots go back to the firm’s long history as a private firm. Membership in the partnership pool is one of Goldman’s highest honors, and it comes with the right to share in a special bonus pool.