{"id":26181,"date":"2026-10-05T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=26181"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:20:54","slug":"gsma-elects-new-board-members-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/gsma-elects-new-board-members-3\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA Elects new board members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2027 through December 2028<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5 October 2026, London<\/strong>: The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning 1 January 2027 through 31 December 2028.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>The mobile industry is entering a new era in which advanced networks, AI and open digital platforms can create significant economic and societal value. Working with the Board, our priority will be to accelerate investment and innovation, strengthen digital safety and trust, and ensure the benefits of connectivity and AI reach people and businesses everywhere<\/em>,\u201d said GSMA Chair, Gopal Vittal. \u201c<em>We are delighted to welcome our new and re-elected Board members, and we thank the outgoing members for their exceptional service and support<\/em>.\u201d&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><em>GSMA Board Members for the 2027-2028 Term<\/em>&nbsp;<br \/>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 2027-2028 term includes, in alphabetical order:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Am\u00e9rica M\u00f3vil, Carlos M. Jarque, Executive Director Government and Corporate Affairs and International Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Axiata, Nik Rizal Kamil, Group CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AT&amp;T, Matthias Budde, Chief Strategy Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bharti Airtel, Gopal Vittal, Executive Vice Chairman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BT, Allison Kirkby, Group CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China Mobile1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China Telecom, Huang Zhiyong, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China Unicom, Hao Liqian, Senior Vice President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deutsche Telekom, Jos\u00e9 Perdomo, Chief Strategy Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>etisalat, Khalifa Al Shamsi, Managing Director e&amp; International<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Globe, Carl Cruz, President and CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liberty Global, Mike Fries, CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Millicom, Marcelo Benitez, Group CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTN, Ralph Mupita, Group President and CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NTT Docomo, Yoshiaki Maeda, President and CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ooredoo, Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, Group CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orange, Bruno Zerbib, Group CTIO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal, Roberto Nobile, CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reliance Jio, Mathew Oommen, Group President and Member of Board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>STC, Olayan Alwetaid, Group CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Telef\u00f3nica, Pablo de Carvajal, General Counsel and General Director of Regulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Telstra, Vicki Brady, Group CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turkcell, Ali Taha Ko\u00e7, Group CEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verizon Wireless, Joe Russo, EVP and President, Global Networks and Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vodafone, Margherita Della Valle, Group CEO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-ENDS-&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br \/><strong>About GSMA<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 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. We invite you to find out more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gsma.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media Contacts<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GSMA Press Office <a href=\"mailto:pressoffice@gsma.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pressoffice@gsma.com<\/a> \u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2027 through December 2028&nbsp; 5 October 2026, London: The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning 1 January 2027 through 31 December 2028.&nbsp; \u201cThe mobile industry is entering a new era in which advanced networks, AI and open [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":25758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"algolia_discover_type":[],"class_list":["post-26181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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