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Mihal " Mike " Lazaridis OC OOnt FRS (born March 14, 1961) is a Canadian businessman, investor in quantum computing technologies, and co-founder of BlackBerry, which created and manufactured the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. In November 2009, Canadian Business ranked Lazaridis as the 11th wealthiest Canadian, with an estimated net worth ...
- University of Waterloo (dropped out in 1984, honorary degree in 2000)
- Val O'Donovan
- Founder & Managing Partner, Quantum Valley Investments, Founder, BlackBerry Limited
May 8, 2023 · The true story reveals that the company that made the BlackBerry smartphone, Research in Motion (RIM), was founded by childhood friends Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin in 1984. They were both engineering students at the time, Mike at the University of Waterloo and Doug at the University of Windsor. One of RIM's early devices was a bulky digital ...
Dec 5, 2023 · Lazaridis' Exit Was Followed By The Rapid Collapse Of BlackBerry. Approximately four years after the movie’s ending, Mike Lazaridis resigned from his position as co-CEO of RIM alongside BlackBerry ’s real-life character Jim Balsillie. RIM was plagued with slow growth and obstacles with innovation and the ability to keep up with competition ...
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May 9, 2023 · BlackBerry co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis speak to the media in Ontario, Canada, on February 5, 2009. “Balsillie became the BlackBerry’s best salesman, winning customers in the ...
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Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie were portrayed in the 2023 comedy-drama BlackBerry. Jay Baruchel played Mike Lazaridis in the film. By the end of 2011, iPhones and Android phones had become more popular than Blackberry in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, and close to 60 per cent of RIM's sales came from other countries.
Mr. Lazaridis served in various positions including Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of RIM from 1984 to 2012 and Board Vice Chair and Chair of the Innovation Committee from 2012 to retirement in 2013. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Societies of London and Canada, and has been named to both the Order of Ontario and Order of Canada.
Mar 1, 2011 · Mike Lazaridis. $1.9B. 2011 Billionaires Net Worth. as of 3/1/11. About Mike Lazaridis. The co-founder of Blackberry maker Research in Motion oversees a company that, while still growing, is ...
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