The GSMA has announced Stéphane Richard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orange Group as Chairman of its Board, and Chua Sock Koong, Group Chief Executive Officer of Singtel Group as Deputy Chairman.
In the 26-Member Board list to serve from January 2019 through December 2020, Richard will oversee the strategic direction of the organisation, which represents more than 750 of the world’s mobile operators, as well as over 350 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem.
Speaking after the election, Richard said: “I am honoured to be elected to serve as Chair of the GSMA and 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.”
He noted that mobile operators and the wider industry have a key role to play in promoting a safer and more inclusive digital world, while building the infrastructure and services that will carry the industry forward in this new era of intelligent connectivity.
The 26 Board members are:
- Juan Carlos Archila, Executive Vice President of International Relationships, América Móvil
- Susan Johnson, Executive Vice President, Global Connections and Supply Chain, AT&T
- Jamaludin bin Ibrahim, Managing Director/President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Axiata Group Berhad
- Gopal Vittal, Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel
- Dr. Li Zhengmao, Executive Vice President, China Mobile
- Liu Guiqing, Executive Vice President, China Telecom
- Dr. Shao Guanglu, Executive Vice President, China Unicom
- Srini Gopalan, Member of the Board of Management, Deutsche Telekom
- Hatem Dowidar, Chief Executive Officer, International, Etisalat Group
- Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
- Christian Salbaing, Deputy Chairman, Europe, Hutchison
- Rob Shuter, Group President and Chief Executive Officer, MTN Group
- Alexey Kornya, President and Chief Executive Officer, MTS
- Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, President and Chief Executive Officer, NTT DOCOMO
- Stéphane Richard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Orange Group
- Mathew Oommen, President and Member of the Board of Directors, Reliance Jio
- Chua Sock Koong, Group Chief Executive Officer, Singtel Group
- Jung Ho Park, President and Chief Executive Officer, SK Telecom
- Marcelo Claure, Chief Operating Officer, SoftBank Group
- Eng. Nasser S Al Nasser, Chief Executive Officer, STC Group
- Julio Linares López, Member of the Board of Telefónica Companies, Telefónica
- Sigve Brekke, President and Chief Executive Officer, Telenor Group
- Andrew Penn, Chief Executive Officer, Telstra
- Kaan Terzioğlu, Chief Executive Officer, Turkcell
- Rima Qureshi, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Verizon
- Vivek Badrinath, Chief Executive for the Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific Region, Vodafone Group