"Acting on the recommendation of its (RIM) Co-Chief Executive Officers to implement the succession plan they previously submitted to the board, it has unanimously named Thorsten Heins as President and Chief Executive Officer," RIM said in a statement.
Wants to be the leader in mobile computing.
US sales of all-new BlackBerry 10 devices will start from March.
The company hopes to revive its fortune with the move
Months before Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc bid $4.7 billion for BlackBerry Ltd, Fairfax boss Prem Watsa played a role in securing a golden parachute worth as much as $55 million for the smartphone maker's chief executive.
It is betting on enterprise services and new launches to revive demand. But are the measures enough to steal a march on established players like Samsung and Micromax?
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