BlackBerry CEO John Chen has hired someone new as it’s been announced that Ron Louks will be joining the company as President, Devices and Emerging Solutions. Here’s what Chen had to say on that front:
“Ron will focus on BlackBerry’s long-term product roadmap, including hardware, software and design, as well as the Company’s joint development efforts. A good deal of Ron’s time will be spent with customers, carriers and partners. On our path to return BlackBerry to profitability, nothing is more important than remaining deeply connected to our customers, and designing and delivering secure products that exceed their expectations.”
Louks comes from The OpenNMS Group, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he’s had other roles including as the Chief Strategy Officer of HTC America Inc. and the Chief Technology Officer at Sony Ericsson. This new hire makes it clear that BlackBerry is in the handset business and is not going anywhere. We’ll see if that’s the right move long term.
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BlackBerry Announces New Devices Chief
BlackBerry CEO John Chen has hired someone new as it’s been announced that Ron Louks will be joining the company as President, Devices and Emerging Solutions. Here’s what Chen had to say on that front:
“Ron will focus on BlackBerry’s long-term product roadmap, including hardware, software and design, as well as the Company’s joint development efforts. A good deal of Ron’s time will be spent with customers, carriers and partners. On our path to return BlackBerry to profitability, nothing is more important than remaining deeply connected to our customers, and designing and delivering secure products that exceed their expectations.”
Louks comes from The OpenNMS Group, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he’s had other roles including as the Chief Strategy Officer of HTC America Inc. and the Chief Technology Officer at Sony Ericsson. This new hire makes it clear that BlackBerry is in the handset business and is not going anywhere. We’ll see if that’s the right move long term.
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