> I suppose if you are the type of person who thinks that it makes sense to be CEO of BlackBerry Chen is known in the corporate world as somewhat of a turnarou

> I suppose if you are the type of person who thinks that it makes sense to be CEO of BlackBerry Chen is known in the corporate world as somewhat of a turnaround artist. Blackberry needed a turnaround. That could have been why it "made sense" for him, or perhaps the 80ish million a year there paying him.