Bb and its executive chairman and ceo, john chen, today announced an agreement to extend mr. Chen reiterated that blackberry wants to grow its software revenue by 30 percent in this fiscal year, which he estimated would be double overall market growth, and to. Blackberry limited is a canadian multinational company specialising in enterprise software and the internet of things. Chen has emphasized blackberry s broad software portfolio and for the first time made its messaging, chat and video. Read the full coverage of blackberry ceo john chens presentation on. Those who still tightly clutch their blackberry bolds for its hard keyboard, shortcut keys, and trackpad will be encouraged by yesterdays blog post from blackberry ceo john chen. Chen is currently a director at both wells fargo and disney and was most recently chairman and ceo at sybase.
Blackberry declined to provide fiscal 2021 financial. Blackberry competitors, revenue and employees owler company. This past friday we bid farewell to blackberry messenger bbm consumer service. Chen has signed a fiveyear contract to be chief executive of blackberry, and has a plan that runs just about that length of time. The hong kong native was hired in november 20 to do just that by blackberry, a canadabased technology companyonce known as. Blackberry chief john chen and former new york mayor rudy giuliani sat down for a cybersecurity roundtable at the consumer electronics show. As part of its quarterly earnings report on tuesday, the company announced. Blackberry boss john chen on its smartphone failure. Blackberrys ceo, john chen, is one of the more entertaining ceos out there and, like me, he works best largely unscripted, which adds to the entertainment factor and the unusual facial expressions that his communications team has during his talk. This software has also been made available to you and any other.
John chen doubles down on iot and security message for resurgent. Chen joined blackberry in november 20 and is responsible for defining the companys vision and goals, setting its. Blackberry ceo john chen and rudy giuliani talk cybersecurity. Nov, 20 blackberry also benefits from several thousand patents relating to mobile devices, software, and security, and these are sure to be powerful assets in the future. Blackberry lays out its next steps for iot world domination techradar. Blackberry enhances north america partner program pr newswire. Blackberry ceo john chen takes fight to competitors on. Mar 16, 2018 john chen will remain as blackberry ceo until november 2023 after agreeing a new contract that will extend his tenure to a decade chen joined the canadian manufacturer in november 20 during a. Im at the blackberry annual security summit event in new york and this is a real treat for me. Appointed in november 20, john has led blackberry through a successful pivot from hardware icon to software leader. Originally known as research in motion rim, it is best known to the general public as the former developer of the blackberry brand of smartphones, and tablets. Onder leiding van john chen heeft blackberry zich opnieuw uitgevonden en. So that when you decide to share your data, it is with your explicit consent to share it, said blackberry executive chairman and ceo john chen at the toronto global forum last week, a statement that underscores the companys steadfast commitment to data privacy and security in a hyperconnected world. Imagine my surprise when it turned out no one wanted them, and instead they appointed my old boss from sybase john chen as executive chairman and interim chief executive.
Blackberry juices up threat hunting software cw developer network. John chen is executive chairman of blackberrys board of directors and chief executive officer. Blackberry stops making hardware, but blackberry phones. Chen has emphasized blackberrys broad software portfolio and for the. Blackberry credits chen with reversing what once appeared to. Dec 21, 2017 blackberry is starting to look like the last company ceo john chen turned around following its latest earnings beat, its hard not to see the parallels between blackberry s turnaround and that of. Blackberry is starting to look like the last company ceo john chen turned around following its latest earnings beat, its hard not to see the parallels between blackberrys turnaround and. All in all, john chens challenges exceed those that he faced upon joining sybase some thirteen years ago. If the bod wanted to stay in hardware they would have hired a ceo with hardware experience. Blackberry credits chen with reversing what once appeared to be doomed prospects by. He is credited with transforming sybase before the sale to sap. Blackberry is chens second major turnaround attempt.
Earlier this week, blackberry ceo john chen sat down for a oneonone interview with kristie lu stout from cnn. Blackberrys turnaround strategy is working stock market. It seemed to be a really relaxed interview for john chen than those in the past. Why shares of blackberry slumped today the motley fool. The ceo of blackberry says the company is not for sale at least for now. Blackberry ceo john chen outraged over tmobile iphone.
John chen will remain as blackberry ceo until november 2023 after agreeing a new contract that will extend his tenure to a decade chen joined the canadian manufacturer in. Mar 15, 2018 john chen will remain blackberrys chief executive through at least november 2023, the company announced today. Things changed at blackberry, more than once, to be fair. Blackberry and john chen agree to contract extension. Blackberry ceo tries to reassure users on encryption. John chen, ceo of blackberry, and other executives stressed that the companys vision goes far beyond securing mobile devices and pcs, however. If that rampup happens and blackberry s software business keeps.
John chen outlines the road ahead for blackberry and qnx. Ceo of blackberry downplays enterprise mobility management. He is also considering ways to generate more value from the blackberry messenger bbm software, presently available. John chen has mere months to solve those puzzles and save the company. Blackberry ceo john chen on software focus and security. Blackberry also benefits from several thousand patents relating to mobile devices, software, and security, and these are sure to be powerful assets in the future. John chen, interim ceo of blackberry, sent an open letter to our valued enterprise customers to read more.
Blackberry ceo john chen and rudy giuliani sat down to. Blackberry ceo john chen sat down with john stackhouse over at rbc disruptors for a discussion about blackberrys big pivot. At the same time, blackberry installed john chen as ceo to replace the laidoff heins. Expanding its embedded software portfolio, blackberry today announced a software solution called qnx. As executive chairman and ceo of blackberry limited, john chen is. Today, john chen finally gave his thoughts on the situation in a new blog on inside blackberry. John chen, ceo of blackberry since november, is trying again. Jan 07, 2017 blackberry chief john chen and former new york mayor rudy giuliani sat down for a cybersecurity roundtable at the consumer electronics show. John chen will remain blackberrys chief executive through at least november 2023, the company announced today. Chen was hired to transform blackberry into an enterprise software company. As chen rightly highlights, the end of 2016 saw blackberry and qnx pick up a ton of momentum, and its showing no signs of slowing down for 2018, and the year has. Blackberry ceo chen on growth, software, acquisitions. And we have three licensees so far and were probably going to. Jun 22, 2016 chen reiterated that blackberry wants to grow its software revenue by 30 percent in this fiscal year, which he estimated would be double overall market growth, and to notch positive free cash flow.
John chen, executive chairman and ceo of blackberry. The companys spark security platform continues to evolve and with. Make money from selling server software more than devices. Chen, blackberrys chief executive, with the companys z3 smartphone, designed and distributed by foxconn. John chen has blackberry back in the game cbs news.
Prior to becoming executive chairman and ceo of blackberry in 20, john was chairman and ceo of sybase inc. In it, he hints at what to expect from the forthcoming blackberry classic device. Blackberry is starting to look like the last company john. My first live experience with blackberry ceo john chen channel. While many have expressed their sadness for the shutdown, one person people were waiting to here from was blackberry ceo john chen. John chen executive chairman and ceo blackberry linkedin. Blackberry ceo john chen wants to assure users that the company stood by our lawful access principles when it helped the rcmp in a criminal case that has raised questions about the encryption of. Oct 29, 2014 touting the upcoming new blackberry classic handset, the companys ceo john chen made a plea to the blackberry faithful in an open letter published wednesday. Blackberry ceo john chens interview on bnn utb blogs.
Nov 05, 20 an interesting day yesterday with me waiting to see who would bid for blackberry. Btw when blackberry decided to try android, the choice was not do android or bb10. So i think john chen is exactly what blackberry need at this moment, it will be interesting to see what happens next. As executive chairman and ceo of blackberry limited, john chen is responsible for defining the companys vision and goals, setting its strategy, and ensuring the teams execution matches corporate objectives. Jun 24, 2015 john chen has blackberry back in the game. John chen speaks at toronto global forum blackberry. John talks about blackberrys big pivot to software, security, and privacy. Blackberrys top goal to make devices profitable this year. The board wanted to transform blackberry into a software company. As the ceo of blackberry, chen is responsible for strategic direction, strategic relationships, and organizational goals. Blackberry limited is a canadian multinational company specialising in enterprise software.
Knowing that many people loved the original blackberry keyboards and design, chens note suggested that the classic will take those attractive features and build upon them with the. With announcements already starting to pour out of ces 2018, blackberry ceo john chen has taken to the inside blackberry blog to provide folks a look at the road ahead for blackberry and qnx and provide a company update of sorts. We are going to come at it from a platform level with software. Blackberry ceo john chens interview on cnn utb blogs. Blackberry is starting to look like the last company ceo john. Jan 08, 2018 with announcements already starting to pour out of ces 2018, blackberry ceo john chen has taken to the inside blackberry blog to provide folks a look at the road ahead for blackberry and qnx and provide a company update of sorts. Blackberry ceo john chen takes fight to competitors on security, software. The greater kw chamber of commerce hosted blackberry ceo john chen for a special luncheon on may 5th with nearly 400 community builders and supporters in attendance.
Chen is a hong kongborn american businessman serving as executive chairman and chief executive officer of blackberry ltd. Blackberry delivers impressive secondquarter numbers. And ceo john chen today told forbes the company would comply with court. Blackberry is getting out of the hardware business, but this isnt the end of blackberry phonesor at least not yet. Blackberry ceo john chen said the company may focus on software only, if the profitability of its hardware doesnt improve. Mar 15, 2018 waterloo, ontario, march 15, 2018 blackberry limited nyse.
John chen hints at blackberry classic features channel. In my opinion sap, an enterprise software company depending on different mobile platforms dont need a mobile phone company. Archived from the original on 18 september 2015 john s. Archived from the original on 23 june 2015 who exactly is the interim blackberry ceo john s. Nov 14, 2017 im at the blackberry annual security summit event in new york and this is a real treat for me.
A conversation with blackberry ceo john chen youtube. Blackberry ceo john chen has taken to the inside blackberry blog to. John chens challenge battle road equity research an. Tweet share post touting the upcoming new blackberry classic handset, the companys ceo john chen made a plea to the blackberry faithful in an open letter published wednesday. Blackberrys partnership with foxconn signals shifting. Waterloo, ontario, march 15, 2018 blackberry limited nyse.
Nov, 2014 blackberry ceo john chen takes fight to competitors on security, software. Blackberry ceo john chen on software focus and security cbs. I dont have any intention to sell blackberry, said john chen in an interview on cbc s the exchange with amanda lang. John chen discusses blackberrys increase in software sales. I dont want to be an emm provider, chen said here at the blackberry security summit.
John is a distinguished and proven leader in the technology industry. John chen, chief executive officer at blackberry, discusses growth and revenue prospects for 2018 and the type of acquisitions being sought by the. Blackberry ceo john chen outraged over tmobile iphone campaign blackberry ceo john chen says he was outraged by a tmobile promotion that encouraged blackberry users to switch to another device. The enhancements to our north america partner program will improve the speed. Mar 03, 2017 blackberry ceo on software focus and security. Sep 28, 2017 blackberry delivers impressive secondquarter numbers.
John chen discusses blackberrys increase in software. Chen said in september 2015 that he needed one year to make the device. If that rampup happens and blackberrys software business keeps. Blackberry ceo john chen gives bbm consumer a fond. John chen to remain as blackberry ceo until november 2023. Blackberry chief john chen and former new york mayor. Blackberrys partnership with foxconn signals shifting priorities. Chen is the appointed ceo at blackberry, taking the place of thorsten heins. He is also considering ways to generate more value from the blackberry messenger bbm. Previously, he served as the chief executive officer and president of sybase, an independent software vendor specializing in data management, analytics, and mobility.
Nov 15, 2017 john chen, chief executive officer at blackberry, discusses growth and revenue prospects for 2018 and the type of acquisitions being sought by the company. May 21, 2015 the greater kw chamber of commerce hosted blackberry ceo john chen for a special luncheon on may 5th with nearly 400 community builders and supporters in attendance. This interview focused mainly on his turnaround strategy and his plans to achieve growth and increase marketshare. One of the major strategies as a worldwide leader is in security and privacy. Its latest one, the key2, was released in 2018 and. This is essential for the secure iot market, said ceo john chen.
Chens leadership of blackberry through november 2023. John chen, the man who answered the call to save blackberry. Knowing that many people loved the original blackberry keyboards and design, chens note suggested that the classic will take those attractive features and build upon them with the latest blackberry software and. Blackberry only provides the software, while electronics company tcl makes the hardware. A few months after being named chief executive of blackberry in 20, john chen. Apr 01, 2016 blackberry ceo john chen said the company may focus on software only, if the profitability of its hardware doesnt improve. It transitioned to an enterprise software and services company under ceo john s. Blackberry will keep john chen as ceo through 2023 the verge. Attending ces 2019, posting up new blog posts on linkedin and most.
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