GSMA Board

Craig Ehrlich GSM Association Board Member & Chairman Hutchison Whampoa Group
	www.hutchison-whampoa.comGSMA Chairman

Craig Ehrlich is currently serving his third term as Chairman of the GSMA. Craig joined Hutchison Whampoa in 2003 as a board member of Hutchison Mobile Communications and now advises the group's 3G and 2G businesses worldwide. Craig has been involved in Hong Kong's communications industry since he first settled in Hong Kong in 1987, and has been a Hong Kong resident since then. He holds a B.A. degree from the University of California Los Angeles, a Masters degree from Occidental College and a postgraduate fellowship with the Coro Foundation.

Rob Conway Chief Executive Officer Member of the Board GSM Association
	www.gsmworld.comGSMA CEO

Rob Conway joined the GSMA in 1999, and in 2003 became a founder member of its Board. Under his leadership, the breadth and scope of the GSMA has expanded rapidly, reflecting the growth and success of the mobile phone industry worldwide. In 2003 Rob led the transition of the GSMA to a Board-led structure, positioning the GSMA as the global trade organisation for the mobile world with the aim of accelerating the time to market and ensuring the global availability of new and developing mobile services. The GSMA now represents more than 700 GSM mobile operator members and 200 manufacturer and supplier associate members across 218 countries of the world. Its members collectively serve over a third of the world's population.

Working closely with senior executives of member companies and other industry leaders, Rob leads a GSMA agenda encompassing commercial, public policy, strategic and technical initiatives focused on enhancing the economic and social value of mobile services to users, countries and governments while creating new business opportunities for its members. Recent GSMA initiatives include the Personal Instant Messaging programme, as well as the 3G For All initiative, which aims to make multimedia third-generation services accessible to a much wider user base. Meanwhile, Rob has helped spearhead the GSMA's efforts to bridge the digital divide through programmes such as the pioneering Emerging Market Handset initiative and the GSMA Development Fund. In addition, Rob Conway has driven the establishment of the GSMA's event portfolio, which includes the control and production of the 3GSM World Congress events in Barcelona and Macau.

Sureyya Ciliv Deputy Chairman & Managing Director (CEO) Turkcell

Süreyya Ciliv is the CEO of Turkcell since January 2007. Before joining to Turkcell, he held executive positions in Microsoft Corporation.

In 1997, Ciliv was appointed as the Country Manager for Microsoft Turkey and in 2000 he was promoted to the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA, USA. He held executive positions in the Microsoft Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services Group from 2000 till 2007. Ciliv was the head of Field Readiness Strategy and Systems Division of Microsoft, before he joined Turkcell.

Between 1988 and 1997, Ciliv served respectively as Vice President, President and Chairman of Novasoft Systems, an enterprise document and workflow management company he co-founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He started his business career as a software development engineer at Metagraphics in Massachusetts where he was later promoted to be the director of international sales and marketing.

Ciliv has a MBA degree from Harvard Business School in 1983 and BSE degrees in Computer Engineering and Industrial & Operations Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1981.

His hobbies are sports - water & snow skiing, swimming, tennis- and bridge.

Manoj Kohli President & CEO Bharti Airtel Ltd.
	www.airtelworld.com

Manoj Kohli is the President & CEO, Bharti Airtel. He heads the integrated telco including all businesses of Mobile Services, Telemedia Services, Enterprise Services and International Operations. Prior to accepting the President's role in March 2006, Manoj was the head of Mobile Services business unit since 2002.

Manoj started his career in 1979 with DCM Ltd., where he initially led the HR function, followed by leadership positions in the Foods, Chemicals and Fertilizer businesses and assignments in Engineering projects, including Shriram Honda. He left as Vice President, responsible for the Air Conditioning & Refrigeration business unit (now known as Tecumseh & Daikin). He subsequently worked at AlliedSignal, where he was Executive Director in charge of its new Industrial Park and operations in India.

Next, Manoj joined Escotel, which he led for more than 5 years as Executive Director and CEO, before coming on board at Bharti Airtel.

Manoj has been the Chairman of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) in 2001-02. He was adjudged "Telecom Man of the Year" in 2000 by Media Transasia. He is a member of the Academic Council of the Faculty of Management Studies and has been awarded the "Best Alumni Award" by SRCC, Delhi University.

Manoj holds degrees in Commerce and Law and an MBA from Delhi University. Manoj also attended the "Executive Business Program" at the Michigan Business School and the "Advanced Management Program" at the Wharton Business School.

Manoj is based out of Gurgaon, India. He is married to Disha and has two daughters, Misha (19 years) and Tania (16 years). He loves trekking and climbing mountains, playing squash, jogging and listening to music.

Vivek Dev Chief Operating Officer Telefonica O2 Europe Plc
	www.telefonica.com

Vivek Dev joined the company in 1994 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for BT Mobile. In 1996, he became CFO of BT Europe, before taking on the role of CFO for BT Wireless. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of O2 UK in August 2001. Prior to joining BT, Dev held various senior finance roles in GrandMet (Diageo). He qualified at KPMG and then moved to Price Waterhouse, San Francisco.

Mr. Dev joined the Board of Telefonica O2 Europe Plc on 1st March 2007.

Ng Yoke Weng Group Chief Information Officer/Group Chief Technology Officer Singapore Telecom
	welcome.singtel.com

Ng Yoke Weng joined Singapore Telecom (SingTel) in 1997 as the Chief Information Officer (CIO). He is re-designated as the Group CIO in 2003 following the integration of IT operations in the Singapore and Australia business (Optus). In this position, he is overall responsible for the planning, development and operations of the IT infrastructure and information systems in SingTel.

These IT systems support business operations in areas like billing, customer care, Operations Support systems (OSS), marketing, human resource and finance. For IT infrastructure, this covers the various data centers in SingTel as well as the wide-area and local area networks for internal use, including desktops and web infrastructure.

He is also covering the newly created role of Group Chief Technology Officer. In this role, he is responsible for charting the strategic directions for all the network assets in the group including both fixed and mobile networks.

Prior to joining SingTel, he was the Director of the Systems & Computer Organisation of the Ministry of Defence, Singapore.

Ng Yoke Weng graduated with a First Class Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and attended the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School.

Stein Hansen EMC Chair Vice President Telenor Group Telenor Mobile
	www.telenormobil.no

Stein Hansen is currently Senior Vice President in the Telenor Mobile group, group responsible for technology.

Stein started his career in Telenor R&D, and had central positions from the early beginning in the development of GSM and UMTS. Stein has also had a range of operational top management positions, including Technical Director of NetCom (Norway), Managing Director of Telenor Mobilnett (Norway), Mobile Planning & Implementation Director of VIAG Interkom (Germany) as well as Chief Operating Officer of DiGi (Malaysia). Stein is currently at the Telenor Mobile holding company, with experience also in ownership matters and Board work.

Stein is one of the pioneers in the field of GSM and UMTS, and has been in the field since 1984. He was Telenor's representative in the GSM Permanent Nucleus (France) from 1986-1988. He was also later the first ETSI chairman in the early development of UMTS from 1991-1993.

Stein Hansen holds an M.Sc. degree in telecommunications from the Norwegian Institute of Technology, University of Trondheim.

Terry Kramer Group Strategy & Human Resources Director & Chief of Staff Vodafone
	www.vodafone.com

Terry Kramer joined Vodafone in January 2005 as Chief of Staff, and was appointed Group HR Director in December 2006. Terry also recently took on responsibility for Vodafone strategy and his current role is Vodafone Group Strategy and Human Resources Director and Chief of Staff.

Prior to joining Vodafone, Terry was Chief Executive Officer of Q Comm International, a publicly traded provider of transaction processing services for the telecommunications industry. Terry also worked for 12 years at PacTel/AirTouch Communications in a variety of roles including President AirTouch Paging, Vice President Human Resources-AirTouch Communications, Vice President Business Development-AirTouch Europe and Vice President & General Manager-AirTouch Cellular Southwest Market.

Terry began his career in marketing at the Harris Corporation and was an Associate with Booz Allen & Hamilton, a management consulting firm. Terry holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Napoleon Nazareno President & Chief Executive Officer, Smart Communications, Inc Smart
	www.smart.com.ph

Mr. Nazareno is concurrently the President and CEO of the Philippines' leading telecommunications carrier, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), and its wholly owned wireless subsidiary, Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), the largest mobile operator in the country. He is also President and CEO of SMART mobile phone service subsidiary Pilipino Telephone Corp. (Piltel).

Lu Xiangdong Vice President, member of the governing body of China Mobile China Mobile
	www.chinamobile.com

Lu Xiangdong has an MSc in Telecommunications and Electronic Systems from China Academy of Posts and Telecommunications, and a BSc in Radio Communications from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Mr. Lu has extensive experience of all aspects of the communications business. He has held a series of top management positions in China Mobile Communications Corporation, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Group Limited, China Telecom (Hong Kong) Group Limited and the Mobile Communications Bureau of the MPT. Mr. Lu joined the operating unit of China Telecom in 1985

Arve Johansen Senior Executive Vice President/Deputy CEO and Head of Telenor's Asia operations Telenor Mobile Group
	www.telenormobil.no

Arve Johansen received a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology and participated in the Programme for Management Development at the Harvard Business School. Arve has served as a senior executive vice president of Telenor since 1999 and as CEO of Telenor Mobile Communications since 2000. He joined Telenor in 1989 and has held a number of senior positions, including managing director and chief executive officer of Telenor International AS. Prior to joining Telenor, Arve was employed by EB Telecom (now Ericsson Norway) as a divisional manager and by the Norwegian Institute of Technology (ELAB) as a research engineer.

Bill Hague Executive Vice President - Roaming and International Services AT&T
	www.wireless.att.com

Bill Hague is a highly recognized executive in the telecommunications industry with over fifteen years of industry leadership in domestic and international arenas. Mr. Hague has worked with Cingular and AT&T Wireless (acquired by Cingular in 2004) for over 10 years. Mr. Hague's experience includes key roles in corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, international roaming and strategy, legal affairs and international development. Mr. Hague is recognized for his ability to build strong partnerships and strategic alliances that maximize the benefits for each participant. Mr. Hague is currently Executive Vice President of Roaming and International Servcies at Cingular Wireless. He is currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. He leads a cross-functional team developing and implementing the new corporate venture of wholesale and retail international roaming that, by the end of its second year, was contributing a new revenue stream exceeding $1B.

Dr. Young-Chu CHO President and CEO KT Freetel Co., Ltd. (KTF)
	www.ktf.com

Mr. Young-Chu Cho is a President and CEO of KTF, a leading PCS and W-CDMA operating company in Korea. Mr. Cho began his career as a government officer in the Long Distance Telephone Regulatory Bureau in the Ministry of Communication in 1980 and in 1982 began his lifelong association with KT. Mr. Cho became an inaugural President and CEO of KT ICOM, a new W-CDMA operating company of KT in 2001, and led KT ICOM to a very impressive preparation for W-CDMA service including video-phone performance during the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the world's first video-phone roaming with Vodafone KK (then J-Phone) of Japan. In March 2003, Mr. Cho moved to KTF and became a Senior Executive Vice President for Network Group and Government & Regulatory Affairs Group. In June 2005, Mr. Cho became the fifth President and CEO of KTF. With future aspiring vision and management philosophy emphasizing on innovation and first class service, Mr. Cho is leading KTF to re-position itself as a mobile and convergence service provider to its customers.

Naguib Sawiris Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Orascom Telecom
	www.orascom.com

Naguib Sawiris joined Orascom in 1979. He has overseen significant growth and diversification, including the development of Orascom's railway, construction, IT, and telecommunications, which he has successfully split into specialised units. Today, Naguib serves as Chairman & CEO of Orascom Telecom, a leading international holding company in telecommunications, GSM operations, internet services, satellite and related communication services. Naguib is Chairman of Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (ECMS), commonly known as MobiNil. He is also Vice President of Orascom Construction Industries and LINKdotNET.