BlackBerry (BBRY) earlier today announced that Eric Johnson will join the company as president, global sales reporting to BlackBerry's executive chair and CEO, John Chen. Johnson most recently served as senior VP and general manager for SAP's (SAP) global database and technology. Prior to that, Johnson was senior VP and general manager of platform and analytics sales for North America, also at SAP. BlackBerry shares closed today's session down 36c, or 4.11%, to $8.40.