BlackBerry Executives Leave as CEO Rebuilds Management
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BlackBerry Ltd. announced the departure of three top executives as new Chief Executive Officer John Chen shifts away from the consumer market to try to turn around the struggling smartphone maker.
Chief Financial Officer Brian Bidulka is departing after eight years at BlackBerry and will be replaced by James Yersh, who had been controller and head of compliance, the company said in a statement today. Chief Operating Officer Kristian Tear and Chief Marketing Officer Frank Boulben, who were hired under previous CEO Thorsten Heins, are both leaving.