BlackBerry Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
BlackBerry's CEO is John Giamatteo, appointed in Dec 2023, has a tenure of 1.58 years. total yearly compensation is $1.42M, comprised of 49.4% salary and 50.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.089% of the company’s shares, worth €1.78M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 1.6 years respectively.
Key information
John Giamatteo
Chief executive officer
US$1.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 49.39% |
| CEO tenure | 1.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.09% |
| Management average tenure | 3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Feb 28 2025 | US$1m | US$700k | -US$8m |
| Nov 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$151m |
| Aug 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$155m |
| May 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$100k |
| Feb 29 2024 | US$8m | US$600k | US$6m |
| Nov 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$475m |
| Aug 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$487m |
| May 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$564m |
| Feb 28 2023 | US$2m | US$559k | -US$215m |
| Nov 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$95m |
| Aug 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| May 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$107m |
| Feb 28 2022 | US$6m | US$223k | US$12m |
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD1.42M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.82M).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John Giamatteo (58 yo)
Mr. John Joseph Giamatteo serves as Chief Executive Officer & Director at BlackBerry Ltd. since December 11, 2023. He served as President & Acting General Manager of BlackBerry Cyber Security Business Unit...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.6yrs | US$1.42m | 0.089% € 1.8m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1yr | US$1.95m | 0.0060% € 119.1k | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | 3yrs | US$744.27k | 0.010% € 204.2k | |
| Chief People Officer | no data | US$1.98m | 0.0077% € 154.5k | |
| President of BlackBerry QNX | 4.2yrs | US$982.59k | 0.048% € 956.5k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information and Information Security Officer | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP of Strategy & Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Strategy Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Controller | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: RI1's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.6yrs | US$1.42m | 0.089% € 1.8m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 12.4yrs | US$249.19k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.4yrs | US$199.18k | 0.0059% € 117.5k | |
| Independent Director | 1.1yrs | US$241.36k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 9.8yrs | US$195.02k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$213.07k | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$192.46k | no data |
Experienced Board: RI1's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/07/21 18:26 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/05/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/02/28 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
BlackBerry Limited is covered by 67 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jim Marrone | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Richard Kramer | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Alan Devlin | Atlantic Equities LLP |