Appletree Corporation is one of the largest technology and smart phone companies in the world. The board of directors was recently (March 2021) informed that Appletree's chief executive officer (CEO) was resigning to 'pursue other interests'. An executive search firm recommends that the board consider appointing Peter Diamond (current CEO of DigitalSolutions) or Norma Provan (current CEO of ZeroPower). You have collected the following financial information on DigitalSolutions and ZeroPower for 2019 and 2020 (in millions). Digital Solutions ZeroPower 2019 2020 2019 2020 Total assets $360.0 $340.0 $160.0 $240.0 Revenues $400.0 $365.0 $200.0 $350.0 Costs: Research & development 36.0 7.8 18.0 43.5 Product design 15.0 5.2 3.6 11.6 Manufacturing 102.0 104.0 82.8 98.6 Marketing 75.0 96.2 36.0 66.7 Distribution 27.0 20.8 18.0 23.2 Customer service 45.0 26.0 21.6 46.4 Total costs $300.0 $260.0 $180.0 $290.0 Profit $100.0 $105.0 $20.0 $60.0 In early 2021, an influential technology magazine gave ZeroPower's main product five stars (its highest rating on a 5-point scale). DigitalSolution's main product was given three stars, down from five stars a year ago because of customer-service problems. The technology magazine also ran an article on new-product introductions in the digital technology industry. ZeroPower received high marks for new products in 2021. DigitalSolution's performance was called 'ordinary'. One 'unnamed insider' of DigitalSolutions commented, "our new-product cupboard is empty"