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James Laurence Balsillie (born February 3, 1961) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the former chair and co- chief executive officer of the Canadian technology company Research In Motion ( BlackBerry ), which at its 2011 peak made US$ 19.9 billion (equivalent to $26.6 billion in 2023) in annual sales.
Apr 20, 2023 · Jim Balsillie is having his Hollywood moment. It was almost inevitable the Waterloo, Ont., businessman would one day be portrayed in film for his role in the global success of the BlackBerry ...
May 8, 2023 · Glenn Howerton's character, Jim Balsillie, is an over-the-top version of the real co-CEO, who was less of a pitbull and far more likable and worldly in real life (him being unfamiliar with Star Wars is fiction).
Feb 26, 2012 · James Laurence (Jim) Balsillie, co-CEO of Research In Motion, business executive, chartered professional accountant, philanthropist (born 3 February 1961 in Seaforth, ON). Balsillie is best known as the former chairman and co-CEO of Research In Motion, the Waterloo, Ontario, company now known as BlackBerry.
A new movie takes on the rise and fall of the iconic tech device Blackberry, but how accurate is the portrayal? A conversation with two people who know the real story well: former Research in ...
Mar 31, 2012 · Blackberry-maker Jim Balsillie never lacked ambition. Good thing, then, he changed the world before stepping away from RIM.
Feb 16, 2017 · Jim Balsillie is the retired Chairman and co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry), a technology company he scaled from an idea to $20 billion in sales globally. His private investment office includes global technology investments such as cybersecurity leader Magnet Forensics and space technology leader MDA.
Aug 27, 2024 · But Jim Balsillie says they are stuck in the past. While we've been banging on about capital investment, other countries have been gobbling up intellectual property. And IP is the key to a ...
Jim Balsillie is the retired Chairman and co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry), a technology company he scaled from an idea to $20 billion in sales globally. Mr. Balsillie’s private investment office supports Canadian and global technology companies.
Mar 1, 2011 · Dan Freedman. More Articles. #692 James Balsillie on the 2011 Billionaires - Founded Research In Motion with fellow billionaire Mike Lazaridis in 1984. Later created BlackBerry, forever.
