June 15 - Footwear retailer Collective Brands Inc said Matthew Rubel resigned as its chief executive, and the company named its senior vice-president Michael Massey as its interim CEO.

Michael Massey, Collective Brands' new interim CEO

Rubel will also step down as the company's chairman and as director and board member Scott Olivet will become the non-executive chairman.

The Topeka, Kansas-based company said it has started looking for a new leader, but Massey said he was not interested in running the company on a permanent basis.

Shares of the company were trading flat at $14 after the bell on the New York Stock Exchange.

(Reporting by Mihir Dalal in Bangalore; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)