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
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