Goldman Sachs has taken on Adebayo Ogunlesi as an independent director on its board.

Ogunlesi will serve as a member of each of the firm's audit, risk, compensation and corporate governance and nominating committees. His appointment expands the board to 11 directors, nine of whom are independent.

Ogunlesi is the managing partner and chairman of Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm. Between 1983 and 2006 he held various positions at Credit Suisse Investment Bank (and predecessor firms), including as executive vice chairman and chief client officer (2004-2006), a member of the executive board and management committee (2002-2006) and head of global investment banking (2002-2004).

The firm expects to name an additional independent board director in the near term.