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Mike Lazaridis

1961 - today

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Mike Lazaridis, OC, FRS (born March 14, 1961) is a Canadian businessman that co-founded Research In Motion (now BlackBerry Limited), the company that created and manufactured the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. He has gone on to become a major supporter of Canadian academic physics, and an investor in quantum computing technologies. While yet a student at the University of Waterloo (UW), Lazaridis responded to a 1984 call for proposals from General Motors, and after winning a GM contract, he left university, and with those and other funds, he, Mike Barnstijn, and Douglas Fregin launched Research in Motion (RIM). RIM first developed an award-winning barcode technology for use in the film industry; using those profits it researched wireless data transmission, leading to introduction of BlackBerry wireless mobile devices (1999-2002). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Lazaridis is the 762nd most popular businessperson, the 1,327th most popular biography from Türkiye and the 11th most popular Turkish Businessperson.

Mike Lazaridis is most famous for co-founding Research In Motion (RIM), the company behind the BlackBerry smartphone. He played a pivotal role in the development of mobile communication technology and was instrumental in making BlackBerry a leading brand in the early 2000s.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, Mike Lazaridis ranks 762 out of 847. Before him are Harley Earl, Lev Manovich, Andrew Puzder, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, Patrick Volkerding, and Ken Bates. After him are Bill Browder, Igor Ashurbeyli, Ilya Segalovich, Steve Huffman, Emmanuel Faber, and Stephen Elop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Mike Lazaridis ranks 704. Before him are Steve Oedekerk, Bernard Makuza, Paul Coffey, Juan Cayasso, Kim Wayans, and Félix Cruz. After him are Luděk Mikloško, Thomas Müller, Gary Valentine, Peter Larsson, Ludger Stühlmeyer, and Yobes Ondieki.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mike Lazaridis ranks 1,327 out of NaN. Before him are Birce Akalay (1984), Özge Özpirinçci (1986), Seyran Ateş (1963), Semih Şentürk (1983), Eren Keskin (1959), and Mustafa Şentop (1968). After him are Hakan Ünsal (1973), Gürkan Uygun (1974), Pınar Selek (1971), Figen Yüksekdağ (1971), Emrah (1971), and Mehmet Akif Pirim (1968).

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Among Businesspeople In Türkiye

Among businesspeople born in Türkiye, Mike Lazaridis ranks 11. Before him are Uğur Şahin (1965), Salt Bae (1983), Güler Sabancı (1955), Acun Ilıcalı (1969), Selçuk Bayraktar (1979), and Hamdi Ulukaya (1972). After him are Bilal Erdoğan (1981), and Fikret Orman (1967).

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