The Board fulfils the statutory obligations of Global Certification Forum (GCF) Ltd and also oversees matters such as strategic planning, marketing, human resources and financial management.
The Board is elected by voting members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Voting members also approve GCF's annual budget.
The Board can have up to 14 Executive Directors with six elected by Operator Members and six elected by Manufacturer Members.
The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Steering Group sit on the Board as Executive Directors. Up to seven Non-Executive Directors may also be appointed.
Manufacturer Member Directors

Denis Chabot
Acting Board Chair | Sierra Wireless

Abdul Rasheed Mohammed
Motorola Mobility

Amelia Carta
Zebra Technologies

Giulio Comar
u-blox

Lauri Söderbacka
Huawei

Matt Kheder
Qualcomm
Operator Member Directors

Danni Song
China Mobile

Doug Roberts
Orange

Hajo Schulze
Vodafone

Ignacio Barandalla
Telefonica

Krishna Iyer
Verizon

Mauro Ficaccio
Telecom Italia
Steering Group Chair & Vice Chair

Roy Church
SG Chair 2021 | Samsung

Tim Evans
SG Vice Chair 2021 | NTT DOCOMO
Non-Executive Directors

Thami Elidrissi
7layers (for GCF Test Labs)

Alexander Pabst
Rohde & Schwarz (for GCF Test Equipment Suppliers)

Ian Pannell
GSMA

Vikram Tiwathia
COAI