COMPANY

Maker of the Blackberry, founded 1984 by Mike Lazaridis.

Official Website:
http://www.rim.com/

Industry:
Communications

Ticker:
TSX:RIM

Corporate headquarters:
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Sales:
$2.1B (2006)

Employees:
4800

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jim Balsillie	Business	3-Feb-1961		Co-CEO, Research In Motion, 2010-12
Thorsten Heins	Business	29-Dec-1957		CEO of Research in Motion
Mike Lazaridis	Business	14-Mar-1961		Founder of Research in Motion
Alice M. Peterson	Business	c. 1952		Syrus Global

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thorsten Heins	Business	29-Dec-1957		CEO of Research in Motion
Claudia Kotchka	Business	11-Jul-1951		Retired Procter & Gamble executive
Mike Lazaridis	Business	14-Mar-1961		Founder of Research in Motion
John E. Richardson	Business	c. 1933		Former Partner, Clarkson Gordon & Co.
Barbara Stymiest	Business	13-Jun-1956		COO of Royal Bank of Canada
Prem Watsa	Business	1950		Founder, Fairfax Financial Holdings

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jim Balsillie	Business	3-Feb-1961		Co-CEO, Research In Motion, 2010-12
Douglas T. Wright	Educator	4-Oct-1927		President, University of Waterloo, 1981-93

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