BlackBerry Appoints Narendra Nayak as Managing Director, India

Source: BlackBerry - Press Releases - October 27, 2015

New Delhi, India – BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in secure mobile communications, today announced that it has appointed Narendra Nayak as its new Managing Director in India.

Based in New Delhi, Mr. Nayak will be responsible for driving BlackBerry’s software and services business through all channels in India – direct enterprise customers, network operators, distribution partners and BlackBerry’s growing ecosystem of indirect channels in India, which include Value-Added Reseller (VAR), Systems Integrator and Reseller partners.

Mr. Nayak has over 30 years’ experience in IT & Telecom business management.  He joins BlackBerry from venture-funded software company Linguanext Technologies, where he was responsible for growing the business in India and across South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to Linguanext, Mr. Nayak held executive roles at organizations including CSC, IBM, Motorola and Digital Equipment India.

Carl Wiese, President, Global Sales, BlackBerry, said: “Narendra joins us at a pivotal time, as we continue to transform our business from one fueled by the sale of smartphones, into the leading enterprise software provider focused on cross-platform mobile security and productivity. These are exciting times for BlackBerry in India, and I look forward to Narendra motivating our team and driving our business in the market forwards.”

Narendra Nayak, Managing Director – India, BlackBerry, said: I am excited to join BlackBerry, a brand synonymous with mobile security. I look forward to building our business here in India by ensuring we are helping enterprise and government organizations select and implement an end-to-end mobile security strategy – whatever the device or devices they are using.”  

About BlackBerry

BlackBerry is securing a connected world, delivering innovative solutions across the entire mobile ecosystem and beyond. We secure the world’s most sensitive data across all end points – from cars to smartphones – making the mobile-first enterprise vision a reality. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols “BB” on the Toronto Stock Exchange and “BBRY” on the NASDAQ. For more information, visit www.BlackBerry.com.