{"id":19257,"date":"2022-11-07T08:59:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T08:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=19257"},"modified":"2022-11-07T08:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T08:59:11","slug":"gsma-elects-new-board-members-and-announces-jose-maria-alvarez-pallete-lopez-as-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/gsma-elects-new-board-members-and-announces-jose-maria-alvarez-pallete-lopez-as-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND ANNOUNCES JOS\u00c9 MAR\u00cdA \u00c1LVAREZ-PALLETE L\u00d3PEZ AS CHAIR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2023 through December 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7 November 2022, London<\/strong>: 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.<\/p>\n<p>\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.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>\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<p><em>GSMA Board Members for the 2023-2024 Term<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carlos M. Jarque, Executive Director, International Relations, Government &amp; Corporate Affairs, Am\u00e9rica M\u00f3vil Group<\/li>\n<li>Igal Elbaz, Senior Vice President, Network CTO, AT&amp;T Group<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, CEO Telecommunications Business &amp; Joint Acting Group CEO, Axiata Group BhD<\/li>\n<li>Gopal Vittal, CEO, Bharti Airtel Group<\/li>\n<li>Gao Tonqing, Executive Vice President, China Mobile Communications Group<\/li>\n<li>Li Jun, Executive Vice President, China Telecom Group<\/li>\n<li>China Unicom<\/li>\n<li>Dominique Leroy, Board Member for Europe, Deutsche Telekom Group<\/li>\n<li>Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO, e&amp; Group<\/li>\n<li>Frehiwot Tamru, CEO, Ethio Telecom<\/li>\n<li>Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA<\/li>\n<li>Makoto Takahashi, President and Group CEO, KDDI<\/li>\n<li>Hyeonmo Ku, President &amp; CEO, KT<\/li>\n<li>Jens Schulte-Bokum, COO, MTN Group<\/li>\n<li>Micha\u00ebl Trabbia, Chief Technology &amp; Innovation Officer, Orange Group<\/li>\n<li>Mathew Oommen, President &amp; Member of Board of Directors, Reliance Jio<\/li>\n<li>Yuen Kuan Moon, Group CEO, Singtel<\/li>\n<li>Olayan M. Alwetaid, Group CEO, STC<\/li>\n<li>Roberto Daniel Nobile, CEO, Telecom Argentina SA<\/li>\n<li>Pietro\u00a0Labriola, Group CEO and General Manager, Telecom Italia<\/li>\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez, CEO, Telef\u00f3nica Group<\/li>\n<li>Sigve Brekke, President and Group CEO, Telenor<\/li>\n<li>Vicki Brady, Group CEO, Telstra<\/li>\n<li>Kaan Terzio\u011flu, Group CEO, Veon<\/li>\n<li>Rima Qureshi, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Verizon<\/li>\n<li>Ahmed Essam, CEO, Vodafone UK, Vodafone Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-ENDS-<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nAbout GSMA<\/strong><br \/>\nThe GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry, and society thrive. Representing mobile operators and organisations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA delivers for its members across three broad pillars: Connectivity for Good, Industry Services and Solutions, and Outreach. This activity includes advancing policy, tackling today\u2019s biggest societal challenges, underpinning the technology and interoperability that make mobile work, and providing the world\u2019s largest platform to convene the mobile ecosystem at the MWC and M360 series of events.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to find out more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/\">gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GSMA Press Office<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:pressoffice@gsma.com\">pressoffice@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2023 through December 2024 7 November 2022, London: 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. 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