RIM top boss leaves company
BLACKBERRY maker Research In Motion has lost its second marketing executive in four months, highlighting the difficulties RIM faces in keeping pace with innovative market leader Apple.
Brian Wallace, who headed RIM’s digital marketing efforts, has taken a job at Samsung, one of the companies that is stealing RIM’s smartphone market share.
The departure brings into sharp focus the pressure on co-chief executive Jim Balsillie, who took on more promotional duties after marketing head Keith Pardy left RIM in March.