BlackBerry CEO John Chen to depart - The Globe and Mail
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Blackberry CEO John Chen takes part in an event at the BlackBerry QNX headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo -BlackBerry's CEO John Chen has resigned and will exit the company on Friday, the Globe and Mail reported on Monday citing a source familiar with the matter.
The Canadian technology company is expected to announce an interim or full-time replacement, expected later in the day, according to the report, which did not give details on why Chen was leaving.) in November 2013 and led the company's turnaround efforts in pivoting it from consumer hardware business to one that focused on enterprise software.It had since moved to focus on cybersecurity, in-car software and Internet of Things applications.
Earlier this month, the company said it would separate the IoT and cybersecurity units and target a subsidiary initial public offering for the IoT business next fiscal year. Last year, it pulled the plug on its smartphones business and has since been trying to sell its legacy patents related to its mobile devices.We encourage you to use comments to engage with other users, share your perspective and ask questions of authors and each other. However, in order to maintain the high level of discourse we’ve all come to value and expect, please keep the following criteria in mind: Include punctuation and upper and lower cases.
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