NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> said on Wednesday it has appointed Michael Evans and Michael Sherwood as vice chairmen of the firm effective immediately.

The firm said both Evans and Sherwood will continue to have global oversight of the securities business.

Evans will remain chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia and Sherwood will remain co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International. Goldman Sachs said they join John Weinberg, who was appointed to that role in 2006.

(Reporting by Yinka Adegoke; Editing by Jan Dahinten)