Hans Vestberg
Hans Vestberg
Hans Vestbergis a Swedish businessman and the former CEO of telecommunications company Ericsson...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth23 June 1965
CountrySweden
discussion engagement extremely internal large matter preparing
When it comes to meetings and preparing for that, it doesn't matter if it's a meeting with the U.N.; with a large operator, CEO, or chairman; or if I have an internal meeting - in all cases, I know that the energy and the engagement in every discussion is extremely important.
consumer decided founded products
What was really tough for me was that Lars Magnus Ericsson founded Ericsson in 1876; we've always had a consumer product. And I'm the 16th CEO of Ericsson, and I decided that we don't have any consumer products anymore.
business company mail mornings similar start
No day is similar to another, but usually mail is part of my start of the day. Our company never sleeps: we have business in 180 countries, so there are no real mornings or nights.
basically came ceo change changed entire knew management needed
When I came into the CEO office, I basically changed the entire management team. We knew that we had to change the company, so we needed a new set of leaders.
large screen video whether
Our take was that if we are going to support our customers, we have to help them with video distribution, whether that is iPad, TV, small screen or large screen.
devices efficient receive suddenly tv
There are so many devices that can receive video, creating complexities, because suddenly you can have a TV, laptop, smartphone, pads. And they are of different sizes. It's clear that you need to standardise and get a much more efficient TV delivery.
buy car owner points shop
Today there are two points where a car manufacturer has interaction with you as an owner of a car. One, you buy the car. Two, you go to the car shop to repair the car.
change genes limp
You can always think that we're old and not innovative, but there is no company that can limp on for 139 years without being creative and having the genes to change.
download recall
You don't need to recall 100,000 cars because you need to fix something. That can be done with a download of software.
player trying
I think that we are trying to put data communications, telecommunications and media communications together and be the No. 1 player there.
hub
India is an important market for Ericsson, not only as a telecom market but also as a global hub for R&D.
gain market portfolio presence tough
When you start losing market share, it's really tough to gain it back; you need the product portfolio and presence in many markets.
broadband people report till
When I look into the Ericsson's mobility report that has predictions till 2018, the majority of people having mobile broadband by 2018 will be on 3G.
technology time
We want to be on the edge of technology all of the time. We think long-term.