{"id":9715,"date":"2022-11-16T10:55:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T09:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=9715"},"modified":"2022-11-16T10:55:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T09:55:40","slug":"gsma-elects-new-board-members-and-announces-jose-maria-alvarez-pallete-as-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=9715","title":{"rendered":"GSMA elects new board members and announces Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Alvarez Pallete as chair"},"content":{"rendered":"

GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2023 through December 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning 1 January 2023 through 31 December 2024. The GSMA Board has also elected Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez CEO of Telef\u00f3nica Group, as Chair, and Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel Group as Deputy Chair. As GSMA Chair, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez will oversee the strategic direction of the organisation, which represents the world\u2019s mobile operators and companies in the broader mobile ecosystem.
\n\u201cThe industry is at a pivotal point at the moment and I am very excited to work with the Board as we navigate the opportunities and challenges ahead. It is more important than ever that we work together to ensure that the true potential of the mobile ecosystem benefits people, businesses and society as a whole\u201d, said GSMA Director General, Mats Granryd. He added that \u201cwe are delighted to welcome the new and re-elected Board members and we thank the outgoing GSMA Board members for their exceptional support\u201d.
\n\u201cI am honoured and pleased to be elected to serve as Chair of the GSMA at such an exciting time for the industry. I look forward to working closely with the rest of the Board, the GSMA leadership team and our entire membership to address the critical issues facing our industry and our customers,\u201d said Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez.<\/p>\n

GSMA Board Members for the 2023-2024 Term<\/strong>
\nThere 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 2023-2024 term includes, in alphabetical order:
\n\u2022 Carlos M. Jarque, Executive Director, International Relations, Government & Corporate Affairs, Am\u00e9rica M\u00f3vil Group
\n\u2022 Igal Elbaz, Senior Vice President, Network CTO, AT&T Group
\n\u2022 Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, CEO Telecommunications Business & Joint Acting Group CEO, Axiata Group BhD
\n\u2022 Gopal Vittal, CEO, Bharti Airtel Group
\n\u2022 Gao Tonqing, Executive Vice President, China Mobile Communications Group
\n\u2022 Li Jun, Executive Vice President, China Telecom Group
\n\u2022 China Unicom
\n\u2022 Dominique Leroy, Board Member for Europe, Deutsche Telekom Group
\n\u2022 Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO, e& Group
\n\u2022 Frehiwot Tamru, CEO, Ethio Telecom
\n\u2022 Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
\n\u2022 Makoto Takahashi, President and Group CEO, KDDI
\n\u2022 Hyeonmo Ku, President & CEO, KT
\n\u2022 Jens Schulte-Bokum, COO, MTN Group
\n\u2022 Micha\u00ebl Trabbia, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Orange Group
\n\u2022 Mathew Oommen, President & Member of Board of Directors, Reliance Jio
\n\u2022 Yuen Kuan Moon, Group CEO, Singtel
\n\u2022 Olayan M. Alwetaid, Group CEO, STC
\n\u2022 Roberto Daniel Nobile, CEO, Telecom Argentina SA
\n\u2022 Pietro Labriola, Group CEO and General Manager, Telecom Italia
\n\u2022 Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez, CEO, Telef\u00f3nica Group
\n\u2022 Sigve Brekke, President and Group CEO, Telenor
\n\u2022 Vicki Brady, Group CEO, Telstra
\n\u2022 Kaan Terzio\u011flu, Group CEO, Veon
\n\u2022 Rima Qureshi, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Verizon
\n\u2022 Ahmed Essam, CEO, Vodafone UK, Vodafone Group<\/p>\n

Above, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete \/ Image credited to Telef\u00f3nica<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2023 through December 2024 The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning 1 January 2023 through 31 December 2024. The GSMA Board has also elected Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez CEO of Telef\u00f3nica Group, as Chair, and Gopal Vittal, … <\/p>\n

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