Mike Lazaridis

Co-CEO
RIM

Mike Lazaridis is one of the key executives affiliated with the rise of the famed BlackBerry. While BlackBerry has become a staple of corporate communications, the past few years have been hard on Research In Motion, which has been slow to compete with more full-featured smartphone devices, especially Apple's iPhone and Android from Google. We'll ask him what happened and look forward to the future evolution of BlackBerry, as well as RIM's foray into the tablet game with its PlayBook, and how he will stop an eroding market share for the company. Mr. Lazaridis holds honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Waterloo in engineering, McMaster University, University of Windsor and Université Laval. He has been awarded Canada's most prestigious innovation prize: The Ernest C. Manning Principal Award.

Posts With Mike Lazaridis

LTE-Enabled PlayBook’s Latest Launch Date: “Later This Year”

John Paczkowski in News on May 3 at 4:06 am PT

First it was summer 2011. Then it was fall 2011. Is this a launch window RIM can actually stick to?

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Was Jim Balsillie Trying to Push a Strategy Shift Before Leaving RIM?

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 13 at 8:16 am PT

Reuters reports that the former co-CEO of RIM wanted to allow non-BlackBerry devices to run on its data network, a move that encountered stiff opposition within the company.

RIM Director: Our New CEO Isn’t a Moron Like the Rest of You

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 13 at 4:32 am PT

Roger Martin would have us believe there was no one inside the company or out who was capable of running it properly — until now.

Heins: I’m Here to Help RIM Catch Up

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 27 at 3:59 am PT

“I know we’ve made mistakes, and I know I’m in for a fight.”

“Canada’s Buffett” Brings Credibility and Cash to RIM

John Paczkowski in News on January 25 at 1:45 pm PT

Prem Watsa brings more than business acumen to RIM’s board.

RIM: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Bosses

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 23 at 11:21 am PT

“If we continue doing well what we’re doing, I see no problems with us being in the top three players worldwide in the next years in wireless.”

New RIM CEO Won’t Split Company Up: “I Don’t Think There Is a Drastic Change Needed.”

Peter Kafka in Mobile on January 23 at 5:37 am PT

The new BlackBerry boss makes his first (conference) call.

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CEOs Are Out, but Will RIM’s Leadership Shake-up Be Enough to Placate Angry Investors?

Ina Fried in News on January 22 at 6:42 pm PT

Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have stepped down as co-chairmen and co-chief executives of the troubled BlackBerry maker.

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RIM CEOs to Give Up Top Posts in Shuffle

Will Connors and Chip Cummins, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 22 at 6:25 pm PT

After 20 years together at the helm of Research In Motion Ltd., Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, the company’s co-chief executives, said they planned to turn over the top job early Monday to a little-known company insider as part of a board and management shuffle.

Stymiest Looks to Be a “Lock” for RIM Chair

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 6 at 1:15 pm PT

Sources close to the company say that co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie will soon relinquish co-chairman titles, ceding to board member and Royal Bank of Canada exec Barbara Stymiest.