Chief Executive Officer
John Giamatteo is BlackBerry’s Chief Executive Officer and President of its Secure Communications division. John brings to BlackBerry over 30 years of experience in P&Lgo-to-marketmarketingcustomer relationshipsand customer success with global high technology companies. He came to BlackBerry from McAfee where he was President and Chief Revenue Officer for over six years. Prior to that John served as Chief Operating Officer at AVG Technologiesa leading provider of internet and mobile security. He also held leadership positions with SoleraRealNetworks and Nortel Networks.
John holds an MBA and Bachelor of Accounting from St. John’s University in New York.
Chief People Officer
Jennifer Armstrong-Owen is BlackBerry’s Chief People Officer. In this roleshe is responsible for BlackBerry’s people strategy and operations in support of its business and team members around the globe. Jennifer brings over 30 years of progressive experience in the HR field and has spent the last fourteen years serving as the people leader for multiple public and private technology companies. These companies include OfferUpSeekOutChef SoftwareImpinjCorbisand RealNetworks.
Jennifer holds an MBA from the University of Washington and a BA from The Evergreen State College. Additionallyshe sits on the board of a non-profit organization focused on providing transitional housing for homeless families in the Seattle area.
Senior Vice President and
Chief Strategy Officer
John Dimitropoulos (JD) is BlackBerry’s Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. He brings over 30 years of extensive international experience in the telecomsmediaand technology sectors. Over the course of his careerJD has been involved with and led many international acquisitions and divestments in EuropeAsiaand the United States for various US-based tech companies.
JD’s recent stints include assisting internet security giant McAfee in the United States with both Corporate Development and Sales Channel optimization. He has also acted as a Corporate Advisor to South Korea’s SK Telecom’s group’s CEO within Southeast Asia.
AdditionallyJD spent 12 years consulting with Real Networksa Seattle-based companywhere he was responsible for assisting in the development of the long-term strategy for its Mobile Entertainment divisionas well as driving M&A activity for the company.
Prior to thisJD had two stints with Nortel Networksone in the early '90s in London as well as New York and one in the mid-‘00’s in SeoulSouth Korea.
JD holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Comp Science) and is currently undertaking his GAICD accreditation.
Chief Financial Officer
Tim Foote is BlackBerry’s Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for internal and external financial reporting and compliancefinancial strategy and managementinvestor relations and treasury.
Tim joined the Company following BlackBerry’s acquisition of Good Technology in 2015 and brings over two decades of experience across a number of senior finance leadership positions in both public and private multinational companies. While at BlackBerryhis roles have included managing the Company’s international finance operationsVice President of Investor Relations andmost recentlyCFO for the Cybersecurity division.
Tim holds an MBA from Imperial College Business SchoolLondon and is a Chartered Accountant.
Senior Vice PresidentChief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer
Jesse Harold is Senior Vice PresidentChief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at BlackBerry. In this roleJesse is responsible for technology operations of the company’s Cybersecurity and IoT SaaS portfolioIT services and Cloud and business transformation enablement. He also leads all aspects of BlackBerry's information and product securityfocusing on effective management of cybersecurity riskspolicies and procedures.
Jesse joined BlackBerry’s Core Network Engineering team in 2008. His career with the Company has seen him progress rapidly through various roles to Vice Presidentwhere he helped to transform IT into a truly enterprise functionand now CIO. Jesse’s academic background includes an Executive MBA from Queen’s Universityan Advanced Diploma in Telecommunications Technology from Sheridan Collegeand CISM and CRISC credentials.
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Government Affairs
Phil Kurtz is BlackBerry’s Chief Legal Officer with responsibility for the company’s worldwide legal affairsincluding corporate governancestrategic transactionssecurities regulatory and shareholder matterslitigationprivacy and compliance. In additionPhil is the leader of BlackBerry’s Licensing division with responsibility for patent monetization and prosecution and he also serves as the company’s Head of Government AffairsCorporate Secretary and Chief Risk Officer.
Phil has served in roles of increasing responsibility at BlackBerry since 2009including as Vice PresidentDeputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Before joining the companyhe was a partner at VenGrowth Capital and an associate at McCarthy Tétrault LLP.
Phil holds LLB and MBA degrees from the University of Toronto and a BA from Huron University College at Western University. In 2012Phil was a recipient of the Forty Under 40 Award from the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.
PresidentQNX
As President of QNXJohn Wall is responsible for the direction and overall activities for the QNX division. He oversees all go-to-market activity and the planningdesignand development of QNX’s portfolio of productsincluding design consulting and custom engineering. Previously Chief Operating Officer and Head of ProductEngineering and Services for QNXJohn has been an integral member of the BlackBerry QNX team since 1993. He has held a variety of roles within the organizationincluding vice president of engineering and services.
A frequent speaker and known industry expert in the general embedded software industryJohn is a graduate of Carleton University in Ottawa and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.