1. Jakob Greve's Avatar
    Bulben goes first maybe last just couldn't find this anywhere else
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    11-25-13 07:44 AM
  2. serbanescu's Avatar
    WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov 25, 2013) - BlackBerry Limited (BBRY)(BB.TO), a world leader in mobile communications, today announced that as part of the on-going reorganization of BlackBerry, Kristian Tear, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, and Frank Boulben, the Company's Chief Marketing Officer, will leave the Company. BlackBerry also announced that James Yersh will replace Brian Bidulka as its Chief Financial Officer. Yersh, who has worked at BlackBerry since 2008, previously served as Senior Vice President, Controller and as the Company's head of Compliance. Bidulka will stay on as a special advisor to the CEO for the remainder of the fiscal year to assist with the transition.
    Source: BlackBerry Announces Management and Board Changes - Yahoo Finance

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    h20work likes this.
    11-25-13 07:47 AM
  3. qmendiv's Avatar
    Bulben goes first maybe last just couldn't find this anywhere else
    Hope we get better marketing strategies from now on. Effective ones. We need this platform to succeed!
    11-25-13 07:47 AM
  4. Tre Lawrence's Avatar
    Oh wow.

    I have always held that I don't think FB was specifically the problem. Hope it works out well for all parties.
    11-25-13 07:51 AM
  5. sandman10's Avatar
    Frank had to go, sorry to say it.

    The superbowl commercial was a disaster of epic proportions. And all their marketing after that was pathetic.

    I hope they get some new talent in these positions.
    11-25-13 07:56 AM
  6. m1kr0's Avatar
    Now is this overdue or is this overdue! Let's hope good things will follow.
    11-25-13 07:58 AM
  7. qmendiv's Avatar
    Frank had to go, sorry to say it.

    The superbowl commercial was a disaster of epic proportions. And all their marketing after that was pathetic.

    I hope they get some new talent in these positions.
    A truly waste of money. It was like they were burning dollar bills, piles and piles! Effective marketing. Take care of your niche and bring more people to that niche.

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    11-25-13 08:00 AM
  8. serahjessa's Avatar
    Oh wow.

    I have always held that I don't think FB was specifically the problem. Hope it works out well for all parties.
    Of course not. But chain of command means his is the biggest head to get axed if the ceo feels that marketing was a shaft work. Hopefully the other parties lower down in management related to the disasters were held accountable too....

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    11-25-13 08:01 AM
  9. bhrgvr's Avatar
    I actually cheered when I read the news... YESS.... good going Chen

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    11-25-13 08:05 AM
  10. wyrdfool's Avatar
    Yay, Chen means business. Boulben is out .
    *dancing*

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    qmendiv likes this.
    11-25-13 08:20 AM
  11. BB10user07's Avatar
    Great...God has listened to us
    ...This is the best news that ever came out of BlackBerry

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    11-25-13 08:23 AM
  12. m1kr0's Avatar
    Bye fellas...

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    11-25-13 08:28 AM
  13. m1a1mg's Avatar
    Probably the best bit of BBRY news in a while. Marketing was horrendous.
    11-25-13 08:38 AM
  14. canuckbear's Avatar
    What marketing?

    I personally did more marketing for BlackBerry than F B did

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    11-25-13 10:45 AM
  15. qwerty4ever's Avatar
    Oh wow.

    I have always held that I don't think FB was specifically the problem. Hope it works out well for all parties.
    Are you out of your mind? Frank Boulben, BlackBerry Chief Marketing Officer, was one of the critical failures illuminated by the BlackBerry 10 abortion, I mean launch, in February 2013. He should have been the first employee that Thorsten Heins, former BlackBerry Chief Executive Officer, should have terminated. But I surmise Thorsten was too busy conspiring with Prem Watsa, Fairfax Financial Holdings, in a take-over coup d'etat.
    11-25-13 10:53 AM
  16. Tre Lawrence's Avatar
    Are you out of your mind? Frank Boulben, BlackBerry Chief Marketing Officer, was one of the critical failures illuminated by the BlackBerry 10 abortion, I mean launch, in February 2013. He should have been the first employee that Thorsten Heins, former BlackBerry Chief Executive Officer, should have terminated. But I surmise Thorsten was too busy conspiring with Prem Watsa, Fairfax Financial Holdings, in a take-over coup d'etat.
    I don't believe that failed marketing was is/was the biggest issue BB10 faces/faced. Not by a long shot.
    JeepBB likes this.
    11-25-13 11:38 AM

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