Emmanuel Macron’s top adviser to take senior role at Société Générale

France beheaded its kings, but lived for the rest of its life longing for them and building structures for a mock secular monarchy. Especially in the functioning of power and transferring the figure of an omnipotent president to the V Republic, which inaugurated General Charles de Gaulle. Since then, each head of state has had a lot of Richelieu, an aulican and discreet adviser who whispered to the King and organized with iron hand the affairs o…

Emmanuel Macron’s top adviser to take senior role at Société Générale

Alexis Kohler leaves chief of staff job he has held at the Élysée Palace since French president’s election in 2017

Macron’s chief of staff Alexis Kohler joins Societe Generale

(Reuters) -French banking giant Societe Generale said on Friday it had appointed President Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff Alexis Kohler as executive vice president, effective June 2025. Kohler, who has been Macron’s chief of staff since the start of his first term in 2017, will be responsible for leading M&A, Equity Capital Markets and Acquisition Finance activities, as well as assisting CEO Slawomir Krupa in implementing transformation progra…

Emmanuel Macron's right arm for eight years, Alexis Kohler will leave the Elysée on April 14th. Former Treasury Director Emmanuel Moulin will succeed him.

The Secretary General of the Presidency, the right-hand arm of the Head of State for eight years and with him since Bercy, leaves Emmanuel Macron. Alexis Kohler was the last member of his original commando still present at the Palace.

Leenarque, the right-hand arm of the head of state for ten years, will join the banking sector. One of his relatives, Emmanuel Moulin, will succeed him as secretary general of the Elysée.