Hello, Mrs. Robinson!
The NY Post writes that Goldman Sachs Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Beshel
Robinson — considered a rising star within the Wall Street firm and a candidate
to succeed her boss, Chief Financial Officer David Viniar — just held her first
audition for the job.
Robinson, who until now has mostly operated behind the
scenes of the storied investment bank, took center stage yesterday during a
conference call to discuss the firm’s fiscal health, prompted by recent bank
downgrades, Europe’s debt crisis and sweeping regulatory reform.
During the 35-minute call that kicked off at noon, Robinson,
who along with Viniar fielded questions from analysts and investors, said the
bank has significantly bolstered its balance sheet since 2008, and boasted
around $170 billion in liquid assets at the end of the second quarter.
“I was impressed with her when I met her,” said Brad Hintz,
a veteran bank analyst at Sanford Bernstein. “What I think [Goldman] now is
giving her is more limelight.”
Although Viniar hasn’t announced his intention to leave the
bank, it’s been an open secret in the firm for a while that the 56-year-old is
keen to exit and is just waiting for Wall Street’s unprecedented roller-coaster
ride to abate…
Read more at http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/goldman_robinson_gets_her_close_4ZQrOZpEewqI04O3NPLiXP#ixzz21f2nHjHD
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