WATERLOO, ON – BlackBerry has named Howard Stevens as senior vice president of Global Carrier Sales, effective immediately.
A proven leader with 20 years of telecommunications sales experience, Stevens will be responsible for developing and implementing go-to-market strategies supporting BlackBerry's expanding product portfolio, including devices, enterprise software and value-added services offerings, reads Monday's announcement. He most recently served as general manager of the global telecom business unit at SAP, and has held sales leadership roles at Amdocs, Vallent and Chernikeeff Networks.
Based in BlackBerry's Slough, UK office, Stevens will report directly to executive chairman and CEO John Chen.
“BlackBerry is in the midst of executing on a strong product roadmap with well-received offerings – from BES12 and BBM Protected to BlackBerry Passport and, very soon, BlackBerry Classic," said Chen, in the announcement. "Under Howard Stevens' leadership, we will work more closely with our carrier partners to put these innovative products into the hands of more customers and position BlackBerry for faster growth."
