Economic Research Department at Societe Generale (known in the press and in general parlance as SocGen)
Pagano, Margareta, "SocGen's Citerne Laughs Wryly at French Banking," Financial News Online, March 31, 2002.
bitterness over the past and what some described as a "culture clash" made a merger seem problematic.
In 1997 Citerne became co-CEO of SocGen, sharing the title with president Daniel Bouton. Both men found the arrangement highly workable, although it seemed unconventional to outsiders.
1984-1986, director; 1986-1990, director of financial management; 1990-1995, director of human resources; 1995-1997, Resources and Services Division, deputy chief executive officer; 1997-, co-chief executive officer.