In a further sign that HTC is still trying to turn its fortunes around, current CFO Chialin Chang is adding to his responsibilities. The company today announced that he has taken up the role of global head of sales. It had been previously held by Jason Mackenzie who returned to focus on North America earlier this year. Chang will also […]
Management
Qualcomm names COO Steve Mollenkopf CEO and President
Some changes were announced at the helm of Qualcomm today. Effective today, Chief Operations Officer Steve Mollenkopf has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer-elect of Qualcomm, and appointed to its Board of Directors. He will become CEO on March 4, 2014, after the company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. He will also continue to serve as the Company’s President. He […]
Android founder Andy Rubin to build robots for Google
Many wondered what Andy Rubin would work on next when he stepped down from his role as Senior Vice President, Mobile and Digital Content in March. Effectively the head of Android, he made way for Sundar Pichai who now heads up both the Android and Chrome groups. At the time, Google would only say that Rubin would embark on a […]
Guy Laurence takes over as Rogers Communications CEO
There is a changing of the guard happening today at Rogers Communications. Current Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed is retiring and new CEO Guy Laurence is taking over. Mohamed became CEO in 2009 after the death of company founder Ted Rogers. His own successor is formerly the CEO of Vodafone UK from 2008 to earlier this year. Laurence brings with him […]
BlackBerry announces management changes
BlackBerry’s new CEO, John S. Chen, is not wasting any time in starting to make changes at BlackBerry. As part of the company’s reorganization, both its Chief Operating Officer, Kristian Tear, and its Chief Marketing Officer, Frank Boulben, are leaving the company. James Yersh, previously served as the company’s Senior Vice President, Controller and as the Company’s head of Compliance […]
Acer apppoints Stan Shih as Chairman and interim Corporate President
Following the news that Chairman and CEO J.T. Wang was stepping down after a worse-than-expected loss of T$13.12 billion (US$446 million) last quarter, Acer today announced the appointment of Stan Shih as Chairman and interim Corporate President with immediate effect. If the name is familiar, it’s because Shih is none other than the company’s founder. When Wang announced his resignation, […]
Outgoing BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins pens farewell letter to employees
Many of us were caught by surprise when, on Monday, BlackBerry announced that its plan to go private had fallen through and that it would instead receive a US$1 billion investment from Fairfax Financial Holdings and some other institutional investors. With that announcement came the news that CEO Thorsten Heins would be replaced by John S. Chen. The Wall Street […]
Microsoft CEO shortlist down to eight candidates
Microsoft is making progress on who will be its next CEO. Following Steve Ballmer’s decision to retire within the next 12 months, a special committee has been looking to see who would fill his shoes. Reuters today reports that Microsoft has narrowed its list of potential successors down to about eight candidates. Five are external while three are internal although […]