GSMA elects Gopal Vittal as the Deputy Chair

The GSMA, a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change 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 elected Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel Group as Deputy Chair. José María Álvarez- Pallete López CEO of Telefónica Group, continues to be the Chair at the GSMA.

“The 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”, said GSMA Director General, Mats Granryd. He added that “we are delighted to welcome the new and re-elected Board members and we thank the outgoing GSMA Board members for their exceptional support”.

“I 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,” said José María Álvarez-Pallete López.

GSMA Board Members for the 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 term includes, in alphabetical order:

• Carlos Jarque, Executive Director, International Relations, Government & Corporate
• Affairs, América Móvil Group
• Igal Elbaz, Senior Vice President, Network CTO, AT&T Group
• Hans Wijayasuriya, Co-Group CEO, Axiata
• Gopal Vittal, CEO, Bharti Airtel Group
• Gao Tonqing, Executive Vice President, China Mobile Communications Group
• Li Jun, Executive Vice President, China Telecom Group
• China Unicom
• Dominique Leroy, Board Member for Europe, Deutsche Telekom Group
• Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO, e& Group
• Frehiwot Tamru, CEO, Ethio Telecom
• Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
• Makoto Takahashi, President and Group CEO, KDDI
• Hyeonmo Ku, President & CEO, KT
• Jens Schulte-Bokum, COO, MTN Group
• Michaël Trabbia, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Orange Group
• Matthew Oommen, President & Member of Board of Directors, Reliance Jio
• Yuen Kuan Moon, Group CEO, Singtel
• Olayan Alwetaid, Group CEO, STC
• Roberto Daniel Nobile, CEO, Telecom Argentina SA
• Pietro Labriola, Group CEO and General Manager, Telecom Italia
• José María Álvarez-Pallete López, CEO, Telefónica Group
• Sigve Brekke, President and Group CEO, Telenor
• Vicki Brady, Group CEO, Telstra
• Kaan Terzioğlu, Group CEO, Veon
• Rima Qureshi, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Verizon
• Ahmed Essam, CEO, Vodafone UK, Vodafone

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