It was an expected, but now official transfer. The historic right arm of Emmanuel Macron, Alexis Kohler, secretary general of the Elysée for eight years, has been appointed deputy director general of Société Générale, announced the French bank this Friday, March 28.
He will notably be president of the Société Générale investment bank. As such, he “will coordinate […] The activities of mergers and acquisitions “and” equity market market “, according to the release of the banking group. He will join him” in June “and will be a member of his executive committee.
Alexis Kohler will also have the function of assisting the director general of Société Générale, Slawomir Krupa, “in the implementation of the company processing programs”, engaged in a large restructuring and savings project. He will also supervise the General Secretariat, the Human Resources Directorate and the Group Communication Department. Alexis Kohler “will bring to the group his talent, his great experience and his exceptional commitment,” said Slawomir Krupa, quoted in the press release.
His replacement at the already known Elysée
The departure of Alexis Kohler from the Elysée, where he had arrived at the same time as Emmanuel Macron during his first five -year term in 2017, had been formalized this Thursday. “Alexis Kohler put all his energy, talent and unparalleled work force at the service of our political project and the French,” paid tribute to Emmanuel Macron in a declaration to Figaro.
The departure of the one who also bore the nickname “vice-president” balances a series of rumors and speculations on his future which had amplified since the end of February. He marks a major turning point in the Macron presidency, as the longevity and the power that has been loaned to Alexis Kohler appear extraordinary: in the prestigious list of his predecessors, only Jean -Louis Bianco – nine years with François Mitterrand – has remained for this strategic position longer.
Alexis Kohler, Strasbourg by Birth, Enarque, a graduate of ESSEC and Sciences Po Paris, is also the only one to have held this position during the whole of a presidential mandate. Whoever celebrates his 53th birthday in November had assisted Emmanuel Macron since his entry into politics, as chief of staff to the Ministry of the Economy (2014-2016), after being that of Pierre Moscovici. Emmanuel Moulin, former Treasury Director then Director of Cabinet of Gabriel Attal when he was Prime Minister, succeeded him on April 14, announced the Elysée, confirming information initially revealed by Le Figaro.