The bank said it would submit Musca's nomination to a July 17 board meeting.

People with the talent of Xavier Musca and Emmanuel Moulin: Hollande will pick people like that, said one of his close advisers.

Whoever wins in May, Musca is expected to depart as sources in the Sarkozy camp say he is tired and wants a change.

Musca served as chief of staff of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

MUSCA] A figurative expression, meaning 'the slightest sign'.