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 five Non-Executive Directors may also be appointed.
Operator Member Directors
Nick Baustert
Chair of GCF Board | Sprint
Hajo Schulze
Vodafone
Mauro Ficaccio
Telecom Italia
Krishna Iyer
Verizon
Ma Shuai
China Mobile
Carlos Pedraz Rodriguez
Telefonica
Manufacturer Member Directors
Stoyan Baev
Samsung
Denis Chabot
Sierra Wireless
Graham Brand
Intel
Lauri Söderbacka
Huawei
Scott Fischel
Qualcomm
Steering Group Chair & Vice Chair
Roy Church
SG Chair | Samsung
Tim Evans
SG Vice Chair | NTT DOCOMO
Non-Executive Directors
Ian Pannell
GSMA
Vikram Tiwathia
COAI
Darren Thompson
PTCRB