
President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff and closest adviser Alexis Kohler is leaving the Élysée Palace this week for a top role at banking giant Société Générale, ending an eight-year partnership that shaped France's political landscape.
Kohler, often described as "Macron's second brain", will begin his new position as executive vice-president in June, where he will oversee mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and acquisition finance.