Thorsten Heins

Thorsten Heins
Born (1957-12-29) 29 December 1957 (age 66)
NationalityGerman Canadian
Alma materUniversity of Hannover
Occupation(s)Technology executive, former CEO of Powermat Technologies, former CEO of BlackBerry

Thorsten Heins (born 29 December 1957) is a German-Canadian businessman and the former chief executive officer (CEO) of BlackBerry. He stepped down as CEO of BlackBerry and was replaced by John Chen on November 4, 2013. Heins later served as the CEO of Powermat Technologies.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Former BlackBerry CEO Heins Named Chairman of Startup Powermat". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  2. ^ Perkins, Tara (11 November 2013). "Never asked former CEO Heins to leave BlackBerry, Watsa says". Globe and Mail. Canada. Retrieved 13 July 2013.