Money | Goldman Sachs Blankfein Keeps Both Goldman Sachs Top Jobs Shareholder proposal to split chairman, CEO duties fails By Nick McMaster Posted May 7, 2010 3:40 PM CDT Copied Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein, center, listens as President Barack Obama addresses the Business Council in Washington, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Lloyd Blankfein will remain both the chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, after defeating a shareholder proposal to split the posts. Only 19% of shareholders voted to award the chairmanship to another Goldman employee, despite the SEC complaint filed last month accusing Goldman of securities fraud. The proposal predated the complaint, but today's vote was nonetheless an important reading of the broad support Blankfein still enjoys among shareholders, the New York Times reports. Read These Next Sources say Tommy Lee Jones' daughter was found dead at 34. Tragic end to search for missing 4-year-old in Alabama. Woman, 77, goes overboard on New Year's cruise. 'Flashover' phenomenon was a deadly factor in Swiss fire. Report an error