Goldman Sachs (GS) announced a crop of promotions on Tuesday, naming three co-heads each to its investment banking; fixed income, currency and commodities; and equities units, highlighting its next generation of senior leaders.

Goldman Sachs is tapping a slew of executives to lead its most important Wall Street businesses, it said on Tuesday. The move marks an attempt to enhance the bank's leadership, and comes days after it reported its biggest quarterly profit in more than three years.

Goldman Sachs announced a number of promotions in its global banking & markets division, signaling the rise of a next generation of leadership, according to people familiar with the matter. The announcements were made as part of a series of internal memos today,