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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. Yes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's three more rim jobs available.

    1. Re:Yes! by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh no, don't tell me you're another of them market analists...

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    2. Re:Yes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh no, don't tell me you're another of them market analists...

      Well, these executives really wrecked'um!

    3. Re:Yes! by TWiTfan · · Score: 4, Funny

      It was bound to happen in the end.

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  2. Don't worry for them by bob_super · · Score: 3, Interesting

    They shipped themselves out with the full security and convenience of cryptic golden parachutes.

    1. Re:Don't worry for them by Dr.+Evil · · Score: 4, Funny

      Those golden parachutes are needed to encourage top talent. A reward for a job well done.

    2. 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.

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

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

  3. 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...

  4. No big deal by hawguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's not necessarily a sign of trouble at the company - they probably just wanted to spend more time with their families and maybe pursue some hobbies, just like all top executives that leave a company.

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

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

  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. Final company wide email by wiredog · · Score: 4, Funny

    EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!

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  8. 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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  9. 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!

  10. Re:So long by MysteriousPreacher · · Score: 4, Funny

    The main difference are that when private enterprise raises money, the investment is voluntary, and when a private enterprise fails, they go away.

    Life is harsh in the private sector. A moment of silence, please, for the following companies that failed and are presumably no longer in business:

    General Motors
    AIG
    Bank of America
    Citigroup
    JPMorgan Chase
    Wells Fargo
    Chrysler
    Goldman Sachs
    Morgan Stanley
    PNC Financial Services

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