France's third-biggest listed bank CEO Frederic Oudea in a surprise move on May 17 said he would step down next year, bringing to an end what will be a 15-year reign running the lender.
Bini Smaghi added in the interview that Oudea would remain at the bank until May 2023.
(Reporting by Cristina Carlevaro, editing by Agnieszka Flak)