Thorsten Heins

President and CEO, Research In Motion

Thorsten Heins was named President and Chief Executive Officer at Research In Motion in January 2012. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Product Engineering, overseeing the BlackBerry smartphone portfolio world-wide.

Prior to joining RIM in 2007, Thorsten held several positions in the wireless arena including the Chief Technology Officer of Siemens' Communications Division and several general management positions in Hardware and Software businesses.

Thorsten holds a master's degree in Science and Physics from the University of Hannover in Germany. Thorsten also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Inc.

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Brian Bidulka

Chief Financial Officer

Brian Bidulka is Chief Financial Officer at Research In Motion serving as the Company's senior financial officer overseeing all financial reporting and compliance activities.

Prior to joining RIM in 2005, Brian held numerous finance positions at Molson Inc. and Ernst & Young LLP.

Brian received his Chartered Accountant's designation in 1989 and holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University.

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Robin Bienfait

Chief Information Officer

Robin Bienfait is the CIO of Research In Motion. Robin oversees the Enterprise Business Unit, BlackBerry Operations and Corporate IT.

Prior to joining RIM, Robin held senior leadership positions within AT&T Labs and Global Network Services.

A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a master’s degree in Management of Technology, Robin also holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Central Missouri State University and an associate in business degree from Maryland University – European Division.

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Frank Boulben

Chief Marketing Officer

Frank Boulben was named Chief Marketing Officer at Research In Motion in May 2012. As CMO, Frank will lead all of RIM’s global marketing functions.

Frank has more than 20 years of international experience in the wireless industry with senior marketing and sales roles at global wireless carriers such as Vodafone and Orange. Most recently, he was the Executive Vice President for Strategy, Marketing and Sales for LightSquared. Frank has served on the Board of the GSM Association and was the Chairman of the Strategy Committee.

Frank holds diplomas from the École Polytechnique and from the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, where he studied mathematics, physics and economics.

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Kristian Tear

Chief Operating Officer

Kristian Tear was named Chief Operating Officer at Research In Motion in May 2012. As COO, Kristian is responsible for research and development, products, global sales, manufacturing and supply chain.

Prior to joining RIM, Kristian held several senior management roles at Sony Ericsson. He most recently served as Executive Vice President at Sony Mobile Communications AB, a subsidiary of Sony Corp. He brings close to 25 years of wireless experience in general management, operations and services, sales, and marketing within the telecommunications, infrastructure and consumer industries.

Kristian holds a Masters Degree in Science from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and completed the Ericsson Executive MBA program at Columbia University in New York.