Former Bendigo Bank chief executive Mike Hirst has declined to rule out accepting a senior executive role at another company, but says he is more inclined to see his future as a non-executive director.In an interview with Banking Day after handing over the reins of the country's fifth largest retail bank to Marnie Baker, Hirst indicated he would be willing to take on another appointment as a chief executive in the near term."I feel like I've got a lot of experience and I could help out another organisation in certain circumstances," he said."I'd probably have an interest in a role as an interim CEO and I would be willing to do that if the right opportunity came along."However, Hirst said the prospect of another executive role was probably a "secondary consideration" and that he was more likely to build a new career as a non-executive director.He confirmed that he had already been invited to join the boards of several companies outside the financial services sector, but he declined to name them."I've got lots of things going through my head about what I might do, but I won't make any decisions about any of those possibilities until I have to," he said.Hirst is planning to take a vacation in the coming months but says he will retain a formal connection with Bendigo Bank.He will continue to work one day a week at the bank on the development of a new digital servicing platform tailored for disabled people.Hirst has been a director of Racing Victoria Limited since 2015 and became the regulator's deputy chairman in October 2016.RVL, which is responsible for the integrity of thoroughbred horseracing in Victoria, has come under pressure in the last 12 months after revelations of widespread drug cheating by leading trainers and owners.