>> when people read this story and saw hans vestberg, who is that?hat is going on with the ceo search? on paper, this actually makes some sense. they operate in a ton of different countries. this is a company that deals with consumer side and business side. microsoft is doing that as well. they have a history of telecommunications and mobile. microsoft is trying to think about mobile. those are a few of the reasons. and he plays handball. >> the thing is, he has been in ericsson for so many years. he has been around the world and worked in different departments. what makes him qualified to run microsoft? the company has a lot of work to do. >> he has worked in every part of ericsson except r&d. that is a huge company. >> i want to bring in bob herbold, the former coo of microsoft. you have been watching this from afar. what do you think of hans vestberg and the other candidates that have been thrown out there? >> to be clear, emily and sam, it has been a while since i have been a microsoft. it was the 1990's when i operated there is the coo. it is a

doing a bit more research on hans vestberg.ome video ofund him speaking about himself on ericson. -- on the ericsson website. we want to learn a bit more about him. >> i think that motivation is what drives me. the motivation to be in a company working in the industry with employees and customers. that is driving me. >> you know a bit more about hans. >> what is interesting about hans vestberg is that he has been at ericsson were quite some time. a time insided over their history where they have moved away from consumer products. they used to have a partnership with sony to build smart phones and cell phones. that has been unwound. i am just curious about your thoughts -- jon, feel free to jump in. microsoft is in a crossroads with its consumer business and the enterprises. what does the consideration of someone like vestberg mean for those tensions in the company? >> that is an important point. people often do not realize, but the real engine for microsoft is the industrial side. largerelationships with and medium-sized organi

a new candidate has been thrown into the mix at microsoft and that is hans vestberg. want to bring you jon erlichman who helped break the story. what can you tell us? >> i'm sure when people read this, they thought, who is that? what's going on with this ceo search? on paper, it makes sense. erickson operates and tons of countries. they deal with the consumer, business, enterprise. they also have a history and telecommunications and microsoft is trying to think about mobile. these are a few of the reasons. plus he plays handball. erickson for so many years. he's worked in a lot of different departments. what makes him qualified to run microsoft, the company that has a lot of work to do? >> he's worked at every part of erickson except for r&d. herboldt to bring bob back in the conversation. what do you think of hans vest berg and some of the other candidates out there? >> just to be clear, it's been a while since i've been at microsoft. it was the 1990's when i was the coo. the company that i follow closely. they've got a bunch of really powerful franchises that strugg

eriksson's vestberg is said to be a candidate. >> another one added to the mix. vestberg is still his 40's and driven. i'm told he is motivated. he is young and p.r. savvy as well. he gave the keynote speech at the conference back in 2012, the consumer electronics show. he is a scotsman. a handball player. . hers are elop of nokia also going to need body contact and fast hands to be able to move and direct microsoft into growth. >> the company is in the middle of this huge organization. whoever takes his job is going to have some very tough challenges ahead. >> maybe this makes vestberg adept to it. he has experience. not only experience, kind of with microsoft in terms of its overall culture. he took over microsoft's media unit, a software maker recently. he has acquired a part of microsoft giving him experience, but also he is a man who knows how to make tough decisions. remember eriksson coming under stiff competition. he knows how the deal with competition and he knows how the exit businesses when he needs to. ismant it will joint ventures. he managed to driv

added to thebeing mix today is the ericsson chief executive hans vestberg.e is hungry, driven and young. he's p.r. savvy. he gave the keynote address at the consumer electronics event in 2012. he is also a notable sportsmen. handball. he is the chairman of the sweetest handball association -- the swedish handball association. but also, he is going to need that body contact to push and pull this juggernaut of microsoft into the ranks of growth, get it back on target and also to come up against some very strong personalities who will remain on the board. steve ballmer and bill gates. >> caroline, whoever takes the job will be a tough one as the company is in the midst of a big overhaul. >> you are right. all about the organization. this is a company that is trying to reinvigorate itself. we are not buying pc's. we go for our tablets now and smartphones. they use android. how are they trying to get back on top? whether it is producing their own hardware. the surface tablet. they are making their own nokia phones, but that has not paid off. the areas of growth s

vestberg was considered a candidate to replace steve balmer.e chip leader qualcomm reported 10% gain in first quarter revenue but profit dipped slightly. qualcomm is benefiting its more global consumers choose phones that use qualcomm technology to connect to high-speed networks. the company said the growth of l.t.e. in china could add to its revenue stream. nintendo is planning $1.2 billion share buyback as demand for consoles remain sluggish. the news comes just a few weeks after nintendo forecasted a surprise annual loss cutting sales projections for wii consul and saying it's considering a new business model. well, it's time now for our "office hour" segment with maynard webb. c.e.o. of live op, c.o.o. of ebay and sat on my boards including live op sales force and yahoo! he also founded a venture capital firm and start- up called everwise, focus on workplace membership. today's topic maynard, is what does the next-generation c.e.o. look like? what does the next-generation c.e.o. look like? i hope there are more women in there. >> that would

and hans vestberg still in the front running, so overall, we do have strong numbers coming from microsofteave it there. thank you very much indeed. caroline hyde, our european business correspondent, covering the latest from the tech landscape. you also have the expected warning from samsung overnight. we're going take a short break. after that, we are going to talk to the french finance minister. france, top of the list of many people's concerns for the eurozone this year. >> welcome back to davos. we're now joined by french finance minister pierre moscovi with his plans. also with me, an he is teamed editor and reporter here at bloomberg. thank you very much for being with us. appreciate the time. last year, growth in france, 2013, flat. 2014 predictions, .8%. >> .9. >> the distinction was worth arguing? >> that's no change, but our prospects on fwrothe forecast is .9, and it was considered as serious by the european commission, by our partners. in a way, i don't care, because it's not enough. i want to do more. we want to do more. this is why president hollande decided to establish a n