“The head of global sales at Research In Motion Ltd has resigned to take on a leadership role in another industry, the BlackBerry maker said on Wednesday,” Alastair Sharp reports for Reuters.
“Patrick Spence was a 14-year RIM veteran widely considered a rising star. A spokeswoman for RIM said Spence’s last day with the company will be June 15,” Sharp reports. “RIM has seen a steady stream of departures in the past year as its once-dominant market share has slipped amid fierce competition from Apple Inc. and [knockoff] phones running on Google Inc’s Android.”
Sharp reports, “RIM did not name a replacement for Spence or say where he was going.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: We’d call him a smart rat, but considering that he probably signed off on “Amateur Hour,” we’ll just call him lucky to have escaped the mass drowning.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “JayinDC” for the heads up.]
Related articles:
Beleaguered RIM misses badly on revenue, EPS, unit shipments; Former half-CEO Balsillie resigns; CTO, COO also out – March 29, 2012
Another senior executive exits beleaguered Research In Motion – October 28, 2011
Two more senior staff exit beleaguered BlackBerry maker RIM – September 29, 2011