Mike Lazaridis, shown here with the BlackBerry Playbook, will be stepping down from his role on the company's board.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET) BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis, who was ousted from the co-CEO role about a year ago, will be retiring from his current position on the board effective May 1.
After giving up the co-CEO position, Lazardis served as vice chair and a director of BlackBerry. Last week, he launched a $100 million fund, Quantum Valley Investments, to to work on commercial applications for breakthroughs in quantum science.
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