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BlackBerry's CFO, CMO, and COO Leave Company

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the jumping-ship dept.

cagraham writes "In a pretty major executive shakeup, BlackBerry's Chief Financial Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Chief Operating Officer have all left the company. It's unclear whether the changes were brought about by new interim-CEO John Chen in order to facilitate company change, or represent an abandon-ship style exit after BlackBerry's failed bid to go private. The company announced that the CFO position would be filled by current SVP James Yersch, but gave no word on the other vacancies."

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  1. Wonder who is getting the assets... by mlts · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have a feeling that RIM is going to be the next company fought over in the Apple/Microsoft versus Google/Samsung patent wars...

  2. Good riddance by faclonX · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The CMO didn't do anything, did you see any ads for BlackBerry 10? The marketing for the "flagship" product never existed, because the CMO dropped the ball. I'm actually surprised the CFO is leaving, he's been with BlackBerry for a long time. I would expect there to be a top exec shuffle with a new CEO considering the old CXX execs were pretty useless.

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  3. Re:So long by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Somebody explain to me again how private enterprise is just in every way better and more efficient than government?

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  4. Re:No big deal by davidbrit2 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hobbies like working for a company that's not in a nosedive.

  5. Re:So long by H0p313ss · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Somebody explain to me again how private enterprise is just in every way better and more efficient than government?

    one word: healthcare.gov

    Created by private enterprise on contract.

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  6. Re:Don't worry for them by alexander_686 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I know you are trying to be funny, but you are half-right.

    It is not to attract high level talent, it is kick them out. If I am a high level executive and I have a choice – quite my job for the benefit or the firm or fight to keep my job (which means being a distraction, promoting infighting, etc.) I am going to choose to fight for my job.

    Unless, of course, I have a golden parachute. Parachutes tend to be less lucrative then having a job but they can be used to ease people out of their positions.

  7. Re:So long by LordLimecat · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Managed by government agency, to a spectacular result: Noone is to blame, noone knows why, and noone is getting fired. Hooray!

  8. Re:Don't worry for them by Minwee · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Perhaps you just misunderstand what the job that they have done well is.