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.
Operator Member Directors
Nick Baustert
Chair of GCF Board | Sprint
Mauro Ficaccio
Telecom Italia
Krishna Iyer
Verizon
Carlos Pedraz Rodriguez
Telefonica
Ma Shuai
China Mobile
Hajo Schulze
Vodafone
Manufacturer Member Directors
Stoyan Baev
Samsung
Amelia Carta
Zebra Technologies
Denis Chabot
Sierra Wireless
Giulio Comar
u-blox
Scott Fischel
Qualcomm
Lauri Söderbacka
Huawei
Steering Group Chair & Vice Chair
Tim Evans
SG Chair | NTT DOCOMO
Roy Church
SG Vice Chair | Samsung
Non-Executive Directors
Thami Elidrissi
7layers (for GCF Test Labs)
Alexander Pabst
Rohde & Scwarz (for GCF Test Equipment Suppliers)
Ian Pannell
GSMA
Vikram Tiwathia
COAI