Former BlackBerry CEO Heins Named Chairman of Startup Powermat

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Thorsten Heins, former chief executive officer of BlackBerry Ltd., is taking the reins of Powermat Technologies Ltd. from founder Ran Poliakine after a board dispute over the leadership of the wireless startup.

Heins was named CEO and chairman of Powermat, the New York-based company said in a statementBloomberg Terminal today. Poliakine will become vice chairman.