Trump Commerce nominee Ross to divest assets worth up to $187 million
January 17, 2017 at 13:16 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Wilbur Ross, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary, has pledged to divest assets worth about $62 million to $187 million and resign his corporate board seats, but the billionaire investor intends to retain his interests in mortgage lending and transoceanic shipping.