Who's on RIM's board of directors?
Shareholders expressed their disappointment with many of RIM's directors by withholding their votes at the company's annual general meeting on July 10. Report on Business takes a look at how individual board members fared.
Research in Motion Ltd. chair Barbara Stymiest at the company annual meeting in Waterloo, Ont., on July 10. Ms. Stymiest, 55, has been a director of RIM since March, 2007, but only became chair in January, 2012. She opened Tuesday’s meeting by stressing that she knows some shareholders are frustrated with RIM’s troubles, but that the board has faith in the revamped management team. Withheld votes 2012: 23.1% Withheld votes 2011: 5.98% Source: RIM Ltd. website/Globe and MailDave Chidley/The Canadian Press
Ex-RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis at his property located near Amberley, Ont. Mr. Lazaridis, 50, and RIM co-founder Jim Balsillie stepped down from their roles as co-CEOs of the company in January, 2012. The two were also co-chairmen of the board before they resigned from their CEO posts. Mr. Lazaridis, however, remains on the board of directors as vice-chair. Withheld votes 2012: 19.1% Withheld votes 2011: 8.83% Source: RIM Ltd. website/Globe and MailKevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Thorsten Heins, president and CEO of RIM, at the company annual meeting on July 10. Mr. Heins, 54, was named CEO of the company in January, 2012, after Mr. Balsillie and Mr. Lazaridis stepped down from their roles as co-CEOs. Before he was appointed to the top job, Mr. Heins was one of RIM’s two chief operating officers. He also served as the president of the handheld business unit. Withheld votes 2012: 14.8% Withheld votes 2011: N/A Source: RIM Ltd. website/Globe and MailDave Chidley/The Canadian Press
RIM board member David Kerr, in a 2005 file photo. Mr. Kerr, 67, was the chairman of Falconbridge Ltd. from July, 2002, to August, 2006. He has served as a director on the RIM board since July, 2007. Withheld votes 2012: 22.8% Withheld votes 2011: 6.24% Source: RIM Ltd. website/Globe and MailSTRINGER/CANADA/Reuters
Roger Martin, shown in a 2008 file photo. Mr. Martin, 54, has sat on RIM’s board of directors since July, 2007. He is currently the dean and a professor of management at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Withheld votes 2012: 22.6 % Withheld votes 2011: 5.94% Source: RIM Ltd. website/Globe and MailAshley Hutcheson/The Globe and Mail
John Richardson, shown at RIM’s annual meeting in July, 2010. Mr. Richardson, 78, has been on RIM's board of directors since 2003. He has served as the lead director for the company since March, 2007. He is also a former chairman of the Ontario Pension Board. Withheld votes 2012: 30.2% Withheld votes 2011: 10.53% Source: RIM Ltd. website/Globe and MailChris Young/The Canadian Press
Prem Watsa, shown in this May, 2007, file photo. Mr. Watsa joined RIM’s board of directors in January, 2012. Since 1985, Mr. Watsa has been the chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Withheld votes 2012: 14.5 % Withheld votes 2011: N/A Source: RIM Ltd. website/Globe and MailCharla Jones/The Globe and Mail
John Wetmore, shown in a 2001 file photo. Mr. Wetmore, 61, has sat on RIM's board of directors since March, 2007. He is a former president and chief executive officer of IBM Canada. Mr. Wetmore also served as the chief financial officer of IBM Canada. Withheld votes 2012: 23.4% Withheld votes 2011: 6.22% Source: RIM Ltd. website/Globe and MailPatti Gower/The Globe and Mail
Claudia Kotcha, 60, has been a director on the RIM board since July, 2011. She is a certified public accountant, and an independent consultant for Fortune 500 companies. Withheld votes 2012: 18.5 % Withheld votes 2011: 5.93% Source: RIM Ltd. website/Globe and MailRIM Ltd. website/The Globe and Mail
Timothy Dattels, shown here in an undated handout photo. Mr. Dattles is a former Goldman Sachs executive, and was recently added to RIM’s board of directors. Withheld votes 2012: 14.49% Withheld votes 2011: N/AHANDOUT