BlackBerry CEO’s compensation falls from $86 million to ‘only’ $3.4 million in 2015

[Wireless News]

Let’s hope BlackBerry CEO-John Chen hasn’t already blown through the massive $85.8 million compensation package he received in fiscal 2014. As-The Wall Street Journal reports, Chen’s compensation for fiscal 2015 has fallen to “only” $3.4 million, although the Journal notes that all but $1 million of last year’s compensation “was from restricted shares that vest over five years starting from Mr. Chen’s hiring in November 2013.” FROM EARLIER:-Pirate’s paradise: cCloud TV streams HBO, ESPN and 50 other live channels for free Chen has done a very good job of stabilizing BlackBerry’s finances, which were in free fall when he took over as CEO after the massive writedowns the company had to take from unsold BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Under his leadership,

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