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2001 Annual Report >Research In Motion Limited
Management Team
We have added significant strength to the RIM team across all levels and departments. Three
significant additions are Don Morrison – Chief Operating Officer of BlackBerry, Larry Conlee –
Chief Operating Officer of Production and Manufacturing, and Valdis Martinsons – Chief
Information Officer.
Don Morrison has operating responsibility for all customer-facing parts of RIM’s business,
including all aspects of the BlackBerry service. Don’s background includes senior management
positions with AT&T Corp. in the U.S. and internationally, as well as senior management
positions with Bell Canada®
.
Larry Conlee has operating responsibility for all engineering and production related activities
at RIM, including all product development. Larry spent over 20 years at Motorola
™
, Inc.,
holding several senior management positions in their cellular and paging divisions.
Valdis Martinsons is responsible for information technology and systems at RIM and oversees
the network operations centre for the BlackBerry service. One of Valdis’initial projects is the
implementation of an SAP system (an Enterprise wide Resource Planning system) for the
Company. Valdis formerly held the senior management position in Information Technology at
ATI
™
Technologies Inc.
We are extremely pleased with these strong, experienced additions to the RIM team.
Employee Growth by Department
Employee Growth by Department Fiscal 1999 – 2001
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Don Morrison
Chief Operating Officer,
BlackBerry
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