GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2025 through December 2026

GSMA Elects New Board Members and Announces José María Álvarez-Pallete López has been re-elected as Chair
 By Prem Kumar Thu, 24 Oct 2024
GSMA Elects New Board Members and Announces José María Álvarez-Pallete López has been re-elected as Chair
Lucknow desk (R L Pandey).The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning 1 January 2025 through 31 December 2026. The GSMA Board has also elected José María Álvarez-Pallete López, as Chair, and Gopal Vittal as Deputy Chair. As GSMA Chair, Mr Álvarez-Pallete López will oversee the strategic direction of the organisation, which represents the world’s mobile operators and companies in the broader mobile ecosystem

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“I am honored and excited to be re-appointed as Chair. I look forward to another term of working together with our talented team to achieve our goals and continue to make a lasting impact. Together, we will continue to stay at the forefront of trends and make a positive impact in our industry,” said José María Álvarez-Pallete López.

Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA commented; “The industry is going through rapid change, driven by advances in technology, digital transformation, and the rise of AI. It is a very exciting time to be part of this transformation, and I am confident that with the leadership of the Chair and our Board, the GSMA is well-positioned to successfully continue to advocate for our members and achieve our goals”. He added that “we are excited to welcome the new and re-elected Board members, and we thank the outgoing Board members for their outstanding support.”

GSMA Board Members for the 2025-2026 Term

There are 26 members of the GSMA Board. Members include senior representatives from global mobile operators as well as smaller independent operators. The GSMA Board for the 2025-2026 term includes, in alphabetical order:

- America Movil, Carlos M. Jarque, Executive Director of Corporate, Government and International Relations
- AT&T, F. Thaddeus Arroyo, Chief Strategy and Development Officer
- Bharti Airtel, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
- BT (EE Ltd.), Allison Kirkby, Group CEO
- China Mobile, Gao Tongqing, Executive Vice President
- China Telecom, Li Jun, Executive Vice President
- China Unicom[1]
- Deutsche Telekom, Dominique Leroy, Board Member for Europe
- e&, Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO
- Ethio Telecom, Frehiwot Tamru, CEO
- Globe, Ernest Lawrence Cu, President and CEO
- GSMA, Mats Granryd, Director General
- KDDI, Makoto Takahashi, Group CEO
- KT, Young Shub Kim, Group CEO
- Liberty Global, Mike Fries, CEO
- MTN, Ralph Mupita, Group President and CEO
- Orange, Bruno Zerbib, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
- Reliance Jio, Mathew Oommen, President and Member of the Board
- Telecom Argentina, Roberto Nobile, CEO
- Telefonica, Jose Maria Álvarez-Pallete, Chairman & CEO
- Telenor, Benedicte Fasmer, President and Group CEO Elect
- TIM, Pietro Labriola, Group CEO and General Manager
- Turkcell, Ali Taha Koc, CEO
- Veon, Kaan Terzioglu, Group CEO & Board member of VEON Group
- Verizon, Joe Russo, EVP & President of Global Networks and Technology
- Vodafone, Margherita Della Valle, Group CEO

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