BlackBerry shakeup continues as COO, CFO depart

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NEW YORK (AP) — The shakeup at Blackberry is continuing after the ouster of CEO Thorsten Heins
earlier this month.ChiefOperating Officer Kristian Tear and Chief Marketing Officer FrankBoulben, both hired
by Heins, will leave the struggling smartphonemaker.And the company said Monday that Brian Bidulka is
beingreplaced by James Yersh as chief financial officer. Yersh previouslyserved as senior vice president and
controller. Bidulka will remain withthe company as an adviser for the remainder of the company’s
fiscalyear.Sybase CEO John Chen was brought in as the interim chiefexecutive after negotiations to sell the
Ontario company collapsed. Chenalso serves as chairman of the board.Blackberry quickly lost dominance as the
leading smartphone maker as the popularity of the iPhone surged.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All
rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.NEW YORK (AP) — The
shakeup at Blackberry is continuing after the ouster of CEO Thorsten Heins earlier this month.ChiefOperating
Officer Kristian Tear and Chief Marketing Officer FrankBoulben, both hired by Heins, will leave the
struggling smartphonemaker.And the company said Monday that Brian Bidulka is beingreplaced by James Yersh as
chief financial officer. Yersh previouslyserved as senior vice president and controller. Bidulka will remain
withthe company as an adviser for the remainder of the company’s fiscalyear.Sybase CEO John Chen was brought
in as the interim chiefexecutive after negotiations to sell the Ontario company collapsed. Chenalso serves
as chairman of the board.Blackberry quickly lost dominance as the leading smartphone maker as the popularity
of the iPhone surged.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.

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