BlackBerry fires Sales Chief, additional layoffs imminent

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After disappointing sales numbers for the first quarter, BlackBerry has planned a round of layoffs for the company. according to Mashable. The handheld device manufacturer has already fired one of its key executives, Vice President of Sales in the U.S., Richard Piasentin.

As reported by the Wall Street Journal blog, the company is planning to cut a large number of jobs mostly within middle management. It is not clear how many jobs will be eliminated in the round, but it would be in addition to the 5000 employees laid off by BlackBerry in the last fiscal year.