Reuters
Mobile BlackBerry: smartphone maker announced new head of global sales. Eric Johnson take office and report directly to the president John Chen
São Paulo – In an attempt to recover the BlackBerry , Canadian mobile phone maker, on Monday appointed a new leader for global sales area. According to an official statement, Eric Johnson will be the new president of this sector.
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former senior vice president and general manager of database SAP , a German company engaged in software and business management, will join the mission of John Chen, chairman of manufacturer of smartphones , which in December announced the injury net of $ 4.4 billion.
Through
note, John Chen said that the experience of Johnson in the area of ??sales and consumer centric approach will bring positive results to the BlackBerry.
“His experience and new leadership technique, which proposes Team unity, boost rapid change within the company. I am eager to introduce it to the market, “Chen said in a statement.
Changes
Since taking forward the manufacturer, Chen is proposing changes to the executive board company.
In December, two men confidence of the President were confirmed to compose the team, they being James Mackey, who is in charge of acquisitions, as well as vice president of corporate development and strategic planning, and Mark Wilson, who was appointed to the position of senior vice president of marketing .
For the new redesign, the singer Alicia Keys, creative director of the BlackBerry, will leave his post later this month. Alicia became executive at the time that the BB10 operating system was released.
Despite the smartphone manufacturer claiming to have loved the opportunity to work with the singer, the international press shows that the relationship between the company and the artist was rocked when it was spotted using an iPhone
.