Jim Balsillie
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James Laurence Balsillie is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He is the former chair and co-chief executive officer of the Canadian technology company Research In Motion, which at its 2011 pe
Balsillie in 2008
Mike Lazaridis
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Mike Lazaridis, OC, FRS is a Canadian businessman who co-founded Research In Motion, the company that created and manufactured the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. He has gone on to become a major
Jim Balsillie
…1992, after initially making overtures to buy the company, Balsillie invested CA$125,000 in Research In Motion (RIM) and joined as co-CEO with founder Mike Lazaridis. The company had fewer than ten employees and would eventually become the "international powerhouse" called BlackBerry Limited, with as many as 28,000…
Lazaridis in 2014