RIM’s Executive Exodus Continues, Tyler Lessard Leaves BlackBerry Maker

Posted by Rob Lewis on 2011-10-03 11:14:00 AM

Executives continue to leave BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM). Today Reuters reported that Tyler Lessard, the company's vice president for global alliances and developer relations, is the latest to leave the smartphone maker.

According to RIM Lessard "is moving on to pursue other interests". Lessard is the fifth executive to leave RIM this year.

Lessard will be replaced by Alec Saunders, a former executive at QNX Software Systems. RIM bought Ottawa's QNX last April of 2010 and their software powers RIM's PlayBook.

Reuters also reported that Jeff McDowell, senior vice-president for platform marketing and alliances, also left the company two months ago.

Lessard was in Vancouver in August for the GROW 2011 Conference and sat down with Techvibes' Michelle Sklar for an interview. Likely the last recorded one before his RIM exit interview.

Company:
Research In Motion
Website:
http://www.rim.net
Location:
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

BlackBerry (Research In Motion) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, software development tools, and software/hardware licensing agreements. more

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