{"id":21718,"date":"2024-10-23T09:01:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T08:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=21718"},"modified":"2024-10-23T10:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T09:05:33","slug":"gsma-elects-new-board-members-and-announces-jose-maria-alvarez-pallete-lopez-has-been-re-elected-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-has-been-re-elected-as-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA Elects New Board Members and Announces Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez has been re-elected as Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2025 through December 2026<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23 October 2024<\/strong>: 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 Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez, as Chair, and Gopal Vittal as Deputy Chair. As GSMA Chair, Mr \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\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>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<\/em>,&#8221; said Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA commented; \u201c<em>The industry is going through rapid change, driven by advances in technology, digital transformation, and the rise of AI. 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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\n\n\n<p>We invite you to find out more at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gsma.com<\/a> <em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GSMA Press Office<br \/><a href=\"mailto:pressoffice@gsma.com\">pressoffice@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Pending internal approvals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2025 through December 2026 23 October 2024: 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. 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