GSMA appoints 26-member board of directors to serve from January 2025 to December 2026
October 23, 2024: The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2025 until December 31, 2026. The GSMA Board has also elected José María Álvarez-Pallete López as president and Gopal Vittal as vice president. As president of the GSMA, Álvarez-Pallete López will oversee the strategic direction of the organization, which represents the world's mobile operators and companies in the broader mobile ecosystem.
“I am honored and excited to be re-elected president. I look forward to another period of working alongside our talented team to achieve our goals and continue to make a lasting impact. Together, we will continue to stay ahead of trends and make a positive impact on our industry.”said José María Álvarez-Pallete López.
Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA, commented; “The industry is undergoing 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 President and our Board of Directors, the GSMA is well positioned to continue to successfully advocate for our members and achieve our goals.”. He added that “We are pleased to welcome the new and re-elected members of the Board of Directors and thank the outgoing members of the Board of Directors for their excellent support..”
Members of the GSMA Board of Directors for the period 2025-2026
There are 26 members of the GSMA Board. Its members include senior representatives of global mobile operators, as well as small independent operators. The GSMA Council for the period 2025-2026 includes, in alphabetical order:
- América Móvil, Carlos M. Jarque, Executive Director of Corporate, Government and International Relations
- AT&T, F. Thaddeus Arroyo, director of strategy and development
- Bharti Airtel, Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO
- BT (EE Ltd.), Allison Kirkby, Group Chief Executive
- China Mobile, Gao Tongqing, executive vice president
- China Telecom, Li Jun, executive vice president
- China Unicom[1]
- Deutsche Telekom, Dominique Leroy, member of the board of directors for Europe
- e&, Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO
- Ethio Telecom, Frehiwot Tamru, CEO
- Globe, Ernest Lawrence Cu, President and CEO
- GSMA, Mats Granryd, CEO
- KDDI, Makoto Takahashi, Group CEO
- KT, young Shub Kim, group CEO
- Liberty Global, Mike Fries, CEO
- MTN, Ralph Mupita, Group Chairman and CEO
- Orange, Bruno Zerbib, director of technology and innovation
- Reliance Jio, Mathew Oommen, Chairman and Board Member
- Telecom Argentina, Roberto Nobile, general director
- Telefónica, José María Álvarez-Pallete, President and CEO
- Telenor, Benedicte Fasmer, Group President and CEO Elect
- TIM, Pietro Labriola, CEO and Group CEO
- Turkcell, Ali Taha Koc, CEO
- Veon, Kaan Terzioglu, Group CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of VEON Group
- Verizon, Joe Russo, executive vice president and president of global networks and technology
- Vodafone, Margherita Della Valle, group CEO
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The GSMA is a global organization that unifies the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver critical innovation for positive business environments and social change. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry and society thrive. Representing mobile operators and organizations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA offers its members three broad pillars: connectivity for good, industry services and solutions, and outreach. This activity includes advancing policy, addressing today's biggest societal challenges, supporting the technology and interoperability that make mobile devices work, and providing the world's largest platform to convene the mobile ecosystem at the MWC and M360 series of events.
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[1] Pending internal approvals
