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 Members 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
Mariano Martinez Lopez
Telefonica
Manufacturer Member Directors
Bjarke Nielsen
Qualcomm
Stoyan Baev
Samsung
Denis Chabot
Sierra Wireless
Graham Brand
Intel
Sandro Spanghero
Telit
Lauri Söderbacka
Huawei
Steering Group Chair & Vice Chair
Tim Evans
SG Chair | NTT DOCOMO
Roy Church
SG Vice Chair | Samsung
Non-Executive Directors
Ian Pannell
GSMA
Vikram Tiwathia
COAI