NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - John Hess, CEO of Hess

Corp ( HES ), has joined the board of Goldman Sachs ( GS ) as

independent director, the Wall Street firm said in a statement

on Monday.

Hess is the latest addition to the board after senior

banking executive Tom Montag joined as an independent director

last year.

Hess will also become a member of the Goldman board's

compensation, governance and risk committees, the statement

said.

Hess did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Since 1995, Hess has served as chief executive officer of

Hess Corp ( HES ), which is being sold to Chevron Corp. ( CVX )

He will retire from his roles at Hess and join the board of

directors of Chevron ( CVX ). He has also served as an independent

director at KKR & Co ( KKR ) and Dow Chemical Co in the past.

Goldman Sachs ( GS ) CEO David Solomon said in the statement the

company's board, management team and shareholders will benefit

from Hess' nearly 30 years of experience as a public company

CEO.