March 28 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has named Paul

Deighton as chair of its international unit, according to an

internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Deighton is returning to the Wall Street bank, where he had

previously spent 22 years in various roles, including as EMEA

chief operating officer.

He will replace Bradley Fried, who will step down from the

position at Goldman Sachs International on March 31 to take on

the role of CEO at another company.

Deighton, who currently serves as non-executive chair of The

Economist Group, will also chair Goldman Sachs International

Bank.

(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil and Manya Saini in Bengaluru;

Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)