Satya Nadella on how he was told that he is the new Microsoft CEO

Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, recently received the Axel Springer Award and discussed various topics during an interview. He shared his career journey, Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI, and his reaction to becoming CEO after Steve Ballmer’s departure. Nadella mentioned that the board members asked him if he wanted to be CEO, to which he replied that he hadn’t thought about it. He also mentioned that the board considered four candidates for the position, and Bill Gates expressed confidence in Nadella’s leadership skills.