Jim Balsillie

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Jim Balsillie is Co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM), a position he has held since 1992. At RIM, Jim is responsible for driving corporate strategy, business development, marketing, sales, and finance.

A native of Peterborough Ontario, Jim earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Harvard University, and is a Chartered Accountant.

The success of RIM and its flagship BlackBerry® wireless solution has provided Jim with the opportunity to give back to his community and country. In 2002, he announced a major endowment gift to establish the Centre for International Governance Innovation, a non-profit, non-partisan research institution based in Waterloo dedicated to improving approaches to transnational policy issues in the new global economy. This new institute will be a world center for research, scholarship and outreach.

In addition to his commitment to the new Institute, Jim is a founding donor of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and a patron of the Grand River Hospital where his leadership gift helped establish a new cancer care center. He is a major donor to RIM Park in the City of Waterloo and principal benefactor for the Balsillie Collection of Roy Studio Images in his native Peterborough. Most recently, Jim helped establish the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum, a unique facility where art and technology meet to stimulate creativity and motivate learning.

Jim's commitment to the community and innovation in business leadership is widely recognized. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and Dalhousie University, and was also elected a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (FCA), the highest designation that the Institute confers.

Jim is also a noted athlete, passionate fitness advocate and role model for his friends and colleagues. He was Athlete of the Year at Trinity College, University of Toronto, plays hockey and golf at competitive levels, and coaches his son's soccer and basketball teams. He currently trains and competes in Men's Long Course Triathlons.

Mike Lazaridis

President and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Mike Lazaridis is known in the global wireless community as a visionary, innovator and engineer of extraordinary talent. He traces his passion for his work to his hometown of Windsor, Ontario, where his love of science and fascination with electronics were nurtured in supportive family and school environments.

As President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM), a company Mr. Lazaridis founded while a student at the University of Waterloo, he is responsible for product strategy, research and development, product development and manufacturing.

Mr. Lazaridis is also a leader in his community and a passionate advocate for education and scientific research. He is a member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Ontario Research and Innovation Council and a Governor of the Information Technology Association of Canada. Mr. Lazaridis is also a long-standing member of the Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo and, in May 2003, was installed as its Chancellor.

Mr. Lazaridis supports his community and country through generous philanthropic gifts made possible by his success in business. He has donated $50 million to the University of Waterloo to help establish the Institute for Quantum Computing.

His most noted gift of $100 million established the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Mr. Lazaridis' leadership and tireless effort have generated more than $100 million in additional private and public sector funding for this world centre of excellence, based in Waterloo and affiliated with more than 30 Canadian universities. Since its opening in 2001, Perimeter has attracted the attention of the world's scientific community.

In recognition of his technical innovations, the University of Waterloo awarded Mr. Lazaridis with an honorary Doctor of Engineering in 2000 and McMaster University awarded him with an honorary Doctorate in 2005. In 2002, Mr. Lazaridis shared Canada's most prestigious innovation prize, The Ernest C. Manning Principal Award, with RIM colleague Gary Mousseau.

Like his engineering and scientific work, Mr. Lazaridis' community achievements have been widely recognized. He was named an Officer to the Order of Canada in 2006 and was listed on the TIME 100 List of Most Influential People in 2005. Mr. Lazaridis is a member of Maclean's Honour Role of distinguished Canadians, is a recipient of the 2002 Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Community Leader of the Year Award and has been previously recognized as Canada's Nation Builder of the Year and Ontario's Entrepreneur of the Year.

Dennis Kavelman

Chief Operating Officer

Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, Dennis held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Research In Motion since 1995. During his tenure at RIM he has overseen the company's listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ, as well 5 equity offerings totalling $1.8 billion US. RIM is part of the TSX 100 and 300 indexes and the NASDAQ 100 index.

Dennis is a Chartered Accountant, finishing first in Canada on the CICA Uniform Final Examination. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Prior to joining RIM in March 1995, Dennis held various positions in the corporate finance group at KPMG. Dennis is currently treasurer of the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo.

Don Morrison

Chief Operating Officer

Don Morrison is COO, BlackBerry at Research In Motion. Don oversees all domestic and international operations focusing on the development and execution of a world-class, customer-driven organization to support the BlackBerry wireless solution.

Before joining RIM in 2000, Don undertook a number of senior leadership positions in Canada, the United States, Europe and the Middle East with AT&T and Bell Canada.

Don holds an MBA and BA from the University of Toronto and also participated in the Executive Program at the University of Virginia, Darden Business School.

Larry Conlee

Chief Operations Officer

Larry Conlee is COO, Engineering and Manufacturing at Research In Motion. He oversees RIM's engineering and manufacturing groups to help realize and expand upon RIM's longstanding vision for 'Always On, Always Connected®' computing and communications solutions.

Prior to joining RIM in 2001, Larry held numerous senior leadership positions at Motorola.

Larry holds a BA in Physics from McMurry University, Abilene, Texas, and an MBA, M.S. Management, Cum Laude from Lake Forest School of Management, Lake Forest, Illinois.

Charmaine Eggberry

Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA

Charmaine Eggberry is Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA at RIM. She has overall responsibility for RIM’s EMEA business, including its growth targets and all sales and marketing activities. This includes managing the company’s expansion into new European markets and establishing strategic partnerships across the region.

Charmaine has extensive senior level experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors. Before joining RIM in 2002 as Marketing Director for Europe she worked for Lucent Technologies where she held several positions including the roles of Global Business Partner Marketing Director and Marketing Director, EMEA.

Charmaine holds degrees in Commerce, Business Management and Law, is completing her MBA and has attended Wharton Business School in Pennsylvania where she studied Global Marketing.

Robin Bienfait

Chief Information Officer

Robin Bienfait is the CIO of Research In Motion. Robin oversees 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.

David Werezak

Vice President, Enterprise Business Unit

David Werezak is Vice President of the Enterprise Business Unit at Research In Motion, where he is responsible for the strategy and implementation of the corporation's enterprise activities.

Prior to joining RIM in 1997, David held various product-marketing positions at Hewlett-Packard.

David holds both an engineering degree and an MBA.

Mark Guibert

Vice President, Corporate Marketing

Mark Guibert is Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion, where he is responsible for the strategy and implementation of corporate communication and marketing activities.

Prior to joining RIM in 1997, Mark held various senior positions in sales and international marketing with ALL Computer Inc., AT&T (NCR) and most recently, Hewlett-Packard.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and received his Masters in Business from York University in Toronto.