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After months upon months of investor backlash, RIM’s making some significant changes. And by “significant,” we mean the co-chief executives (and founders) are out. As of tomorrow, both Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis will be stepping away from the top posts, enabling “a little-known company insider” to take over, according to The Wall Street Journal. Purportedly, this is all part of “a board and management shuffle,” with COO Thorsten Heins to step into what many expect to be an impossible role to thrive in. The Globe and Mail asserts that he’ll be immediately seeking a Chief Marketing Officer to polish up the company’s severely damaged brand, and he “will not rule out licensing RIM’s new BlackBerry 10 operating system to other handset manufacturers.” In an interview with the outlet, he stated that he’ll be executing “flawlessly” and with vigor – not unexpected, but still, bold words.
Developing…RIM’s Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are out, COO Thorsten Heins to take over originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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