RIM’s India managing director quits
November 4th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) BlackBerry maker Research In Motion’s India operations head Frenny Bawa Thursday quit the company to pursue other interests.
“This is to confirm that Frenny Bawa, RIM’s managing director for India, is leaving RIM in order to pursue other interests. We appreciate Frenny’s past contributions to RIM’s growth and we wish her all the best,” the company’s spokesperson said.
The development comes close on heels of BlackBerry drawing flak from scores of subscribers over a recent three-day blackout of services worldwide, including in India.
The company, however, denied any relation between the two events.
“We will keep you posted on Frenny’s replacement in due course of time,” the statement added.
In the interim, Urpo Karjalainen, senior vice president - Greater China, India & ANZ, will oversee the business operations for India.
India has close to one million BlackBerry subscribers.
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- RIM launches Curve 9360 in India - Sep 27, 2011
- RIM launches its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in India - Jun 22, 2011
- RIM launches new BlackBerry smartphone in India - Oct 14, 2010
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 launched in India - Aug 11, 2011
- BlackBerry services restored, firm probing fault - Oct 11, 2011
- BlackBerry makes up for disruption with free apps - Oct 17, 2011
- BlackBerry stock slips on UAE security concerns - Jul 28, 2010
- RIM offers solution on lawful access to messenger services - Jan 13, 2011
- MegaFon offers BlackBerry services in Russia - Dec 23, 2011
- BlackBerry allows interim data interception - Oct 29, 2010
- BlackBerry users rejoice, as it gets two-month Govt. extension to set up servers in India - Aug 31, 2010
- Not stopping PlayBook tablet, says BlackBerry - Jul 19, 2011
- Only RIM can provide solution to BlackBerry issue: Bharti Airtel - Aug 21, 2010
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