BlackBerry: Ex-chief marketing officer behind lawsuit [Video]

The woman behind a lawsuit alleging BlackBerry Ltd.’s CEO sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her for reporting the behaviour is the company’s former chief marketing officer.

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Lawyers for plaintiff Neelam Sandhu told a U.S. court this month that their client would voluntarily proceed with the case against the Waterloo, Ont., tech firm and its chief executive John Giamatteo using her real name.

Sandhu, whose LinkedIn profile shows she spent 14 years at BlackBerry through December 2023, had originally pursued the case under the name Jane Doe — a moniker often used in court for women whose identity needs to be protected or is not yet known.

Judge Sallie Kim told Sandhu and her lawyers in July that for the case to proceed under the pseudonym, they must seek permission from the court.

Sandhu’s …