NEW YORK Members of Goldman Sachs' board nominated former Bank of America executive Tom Montag to join as an independent director, according to a filing on Thursday.

Montag was recommended to join the board's audit, risk and corporate governance and nominating committees at the group's next meeting, the Wall Street bank said in a filing.

The appointment is subject to full board approval.

(Reporting by Lananh Nguyen; Editing by Leslie Adler)