Board

According to UK law, the Directors are appointed to act on behalf of the members to run the day to day affairs of the business. The Directors are directly accountable to the members and each year the company must  hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) at which the Directors must provide a report to members on the performance of the company.

In addition to business and financial issues, the Directors under UK law are responsible for corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and corporate ethics.

The GCF Board consists of up to six Directors elected by operator members and up to six elected by manufacturer members. 

The Directors may appoint representatives of industry as Associate Board Members whose role is to advise and support the GCF Board.

Directors 2025 (manufacturers):

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Denis Chabot Board Chair | Sierra Wireless

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Abdul Rasheed Mohammed Motorola Mobility

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Giulio Comar u-blox

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Lauri Söderbacka Huawei

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Roy Church Samsung

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Sabine Dickhut Qualcomm

Directors 2025 (operators):

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Doug Roberts Board Vice Chair | Orange

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Camillo Carlini Telecom Italia

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Hajo Schulze Vodafone

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Ignacio Barandalla Telefonica

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Michael Ruffini Verizon

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Nan Hu China Mobile

Associate Board Members 2025:

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Tim Evans SG Vice Chair 2025 | NTT DOCOMO

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

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Thami Elidrissi Eurofins (for GCF Test Labs)

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Ian Pannell GSMA