MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest bank UniCredit
may make an announcement as early as Friday night on
the future of boss Jean Pierre Mustier, two sources familiar
with the matter said, after reports he is vying for the top job
at rival HSBC.
Shares in UniCredit fell 3.9% on Friday, against a 2.3% drop
in Italy's banking index, hit by reports of
Mustier's possible departure.
A third source familiar with the matter had said earlier on
Friday Mustier was a candidate to succeed HSBC interim CEO Noel
Quinn who earlier this week unveiled a major overhaul at the
bank, its third since the financial crisis.
Speaking on condition of anonymity because deliberations are
private, the sources said the bank was considering whether to
make an announcement but there was no certainty that it would.
(Reporting by Valentina Za in Milan and Pamela Barbaglia in
London, editing by James Mackenzie)
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