Investment Banking

Goldman Sachs partner Clare Scherrer takes CFO role at FTSE 100 firm Smiths Group

Goldman's co-head of industrials banking quit in March and has now picked up a new role outside of the sector

A former Goldman partner, Clare Scherrer worked at the US banking giant for nearly 26 years, having joined from McKinsey & Co in 1994
A former Goldman partner, Clare Scherrer worked at the US banking giant for nearly 26 years, having joined from McKinsey & Co in 1994 Photo: Goldman Sachs

A top Goldman Sachs dealmaker who left the bank in March has re-emerged as chief financial officer of FTSE 100 engineering firm Smiths Group.

Clare Scherrer, who was the London-based co-head of industrials investment banking at Goldman, is now switching out of banking to take the CFO role at Smiths, the firm said in a statement announcing a number of executive appointments.

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