Blackberry 2013 Annual Report Download - page 87

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
As at the date hereof, the Company currently has a board of directors comprised of twelve persons. Pursuant to a special resolution of
shareholders, the directors are authorized from time to time to increase the size of the board of directors, and to fix the number of
directors, up to the maximum of 15 persons, as currently provided under the articles of the Company, without the prior consent of the
shareholders.
The following table sets forth the name, municipality of residence and, except as provided below, principal occupation during the last
five years of each of the Company’s directors and executive officers as of March 2, 2013. Each director is elected at the annual
meeting of shareholders to serve until the next annual meeting or until a successor is elected or appointed.
On December 20, 2012, the Company announced the retirement of Robin Bienfait, Chief Information Officer.
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Name, Municipality of Residence and Present Principal Occupation
Director
Since
Position(s) with
the Company
Thorsten Heins
Waterloo, Ontario
President and Chief Executive Officer, BlackBerr
y
2012 Director, President and
Chief Executive Office
r
Barbara Stymiest, FCPA, FCA
Toronto, Ontario
Cor
p
orate Director
2007 Director, Chair
Mike Lazaridis
Waterloo, Ontario
Cor
p
orate Director
1984 Director, Vice Chair
Timothy Dattels
San Francisco, CA
Senior Partner, TPG Ca
p
ital, LP
2012 Director
David Kerr, CPA, CA
Toronto, Ontario
Mana
g
in
g
Partner, Ed
p
er Financial Grou
p
2007 Director
Claudia Kotchka, CPA
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cor
p
orate Director
2011 Director
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