Following last night’s report that CEO Dennis Woodside was leaving Motorola to take up the role of COO at Dropbox, confirmations of the move have now been provided by both Google, the company’s current owners, and Lenovo, Motorola’s new owners. A Lenovo spokesperson confirmed to Reuters that it was aware of the move: “We are aware of this change, but […]
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Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside headed to Dropbox?
With Google having sold Motorola to Lenovo, it’s likely that the Chinese company will want to appoint its own leader to the company it acquired for US$2.91 billion. Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside has seen the writing on the wall and looks to be headed to Dropbox. According to The Wall Street Journal and three unnamed sources “familiar with the matter,” […]
BBM executive Andrew Bocking leaves BlackBerry
While BlackBerry has recently moved to strenghten its executive team under the leadership of new CEO John Chen, another executive has left the company. After reports surfaced that Executive Vice President Andrew Bocking had either left or been fired, BlackBerry issued a short statement to BGR to confirm that he had left the company: I can confirm that Andrew Bocking, […]
Kobo names Takahito “Taka” Aiki as CEO as Mike Serbinis steps down
Microsoft is not the only company getting a new CEO today. Kobo today announced that founder and CEO Mike Serbinis, who has been in the role for four years, has stepped down and that Takahito “Taka” Aiki has replaced him effective immediately. According to the Financial Post, Serbinis will stay on as founder and vice chairman. Aiki, who last headed up […]
Microsoft names Satya Nadella as new CEO
Microsoft’s search to find a successor for the retiring Steve Ballmer is over. After a last minute rumour that suggested that Google’s Sundar Pichai would take on the role of CEO, The company today announced that Satya Nadella had been appointed Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. “During this time of transformation, there is […]
Microsoft considering Google’s Sundar Pichai as next CEO? (Updated)
Microsoft’s hunt for a new CEO appears to be coming to an end. Following reports yesterday that Microsoft’s own Satya Nadella (currently leading the company’s Cloud and Enterprise division) would likely be tapped for the role, a new rumour surfaced today to suggest that Microsoft will go outside of the company for the role. Citing unnamed sources “close to the hiring team,” siliconAngle reports […]
BlackBerry appoints Eric Johnson as President, Global Sales
BlackBerry CEO John Chen’s makeover of the company’s executive team took another step forward today with the announcement that Eric Johnson has been hired as President, Global Sales. “I am pleased to round out BlackBerry’s new executive leadership team with another outstanding addition today. I have worked with Eric extensively and have tremendous respect for his sales expertise and customer […]
John Chen drops ‘interim’ from BlackBerry CEO title
When John Chen was tapped to replace outgoing CEO Thorsten Heins at BlackBerry in late 2013, he did so with the title of interim CEO. The plan had been to look for a permanent CEO but the company apparently likes what Chen has been doing of late enough that it has decided to make him the permanent CEO. Confirmation was […]