Carl Yankowski
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Carl Yankowski | |
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 Yankowski at CES in 2010 | |
| Born | July 22, 1948 Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 2023 (aged 74) Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB) MIT Sloan School of Management (SB) |
| Occupation(s) | Former CEO, Palm, Inc., Ambient Devices |
Carl J. Yankowski (July 22, 1948 – May 13, 2023) was an American businessman who served as the
Early life
Yankowski was born on July 22, 1948, in
Career
Early career
Upon graduation he worked as a systems analyst for Procter & Gamble but discovered that he enjoyed leveraging both marketing and technology. He developed new products and promotional campaigns for Pringles and Duncan Hines mixes. He then moved to Memorex where he helped develop the first high-performance cassette tapes, and with Ella Fitzgerald worked on the "Is It Live Or Is It Memorex" campaign before joining Pepsi, expanding Mountain Dew, launching 2L plastic bottles and back-lit vending machines, and working on the three-year Pepsi Challenge campaign for PepsiCo, beating Coke in market share for the first consistent time.[4]
At
Polaroid
Yankowski joined
Palm
Yankowski joined
Yankowski gained notoriety for his appearance on a
Ambient Devices
After Palm, he took up positions on the boards of the Boston College business school and the MIT Sloan School of Management and several technology and consumer product-oriented companies. In 2007, he was appointed CEO of Ambient Devices, a small consumer electronics company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, raising funding, developing more contemporary new products, distribution, and marketing.[7] He was asked to remove himself from the company.[citation needed]
Other companies
Yankowski was a board member of flat-panel color display pioneer Uni-Pixel, Inc. (UNXL), which has developed a potentially more efficient display method called TMOS, as well as non-fingerprint films, and unique embossing technology for touch screens and similar applications. He also represented Intel Capital on the board of Telligent in Dallas, a leading corporate social networking and analytics company.
Death
Yankowski died in Butler, Pennsylvania, on May 13, 2023, at the age of 73.[8][9]
In media
Yankowski is portrayed by English actor Cary Elwes in the 2023 biopic BlackBerry, directed by Matt Johnson.[10]
References
- ^ "Carl Yankowski Obituary (1948 - 2023) - Butler, PA - Butler Eagle". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ISBN 978-0-8379-1110-6.
- ^ "Biography: Carl Yankowski". AnnOnline. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Carl J. Yankowski Profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17.
- ^ Bosavage, Jennifer (2011-11-17). "10 Things That Happened 10 Years Ago In IT, November 2001". CRN. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ Orlowski, Andrew. "Shoe salesman quits PDA company". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ a b Fried, Ina (2008-01-02). "Ex-Palm CEO lands new gig". CNET. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ "Carl Yankowski Obituary (1948 - 2023) - Butler, PA - Butler Eagle". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Friel, Tyler (2023-05-16). "Butler Native And Longtime Business Executive Yankowski Dies". ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Rooney, David (2023-02-17). "'BlackBerry' Review: Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton in a Scrappy Account of the Once-Ubiquitous Smartphone". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
Further reading
- Butter, Andrea; Pogue, David (2002-02-18). Piloting Palm: The Inside Story of Palm, Handspring, and the Birth of the Billion-Dollar Handheld Industry (1st ed.). New York, NY: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-08965-0.