GSMA re-elects Gopal Vittal as chair until December 2028

TL;DR: GSMA re-elected Bharti Airtel Executive Vice Chairman Gopal Vittal as chair for the 2027-2028 term on November 2, 2026, with his term running until December 2028.

GSMA re-elected Bharti Airtel Executive Vice Chairman Gopal Vittal as chair for the 2027-2028 term on November 2, 2026, with his term running until December 2028.

Vittal has served on the GSMA Board for 10 years and has been chairperson since 2025. GSMA said the chair oversees the strategic direction of the association, which represents mobile operators and companies across the mobile ecosystem.

During a recent GSMA Board visit to India, Vittal led executives in discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on trust, security, 5G and 6G networks, and satellite connectivity. The article also said he drove an initiative that led the GSMA Board to set up a global shared forum to use artificial intelligence to prevent scams and fraud through intelligence sharing across markets and ecosystems.

The GSMA Board also elected Vodafone Group CEO Margherita Della Valle as co-deputy chair and re-elected MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita as co-deputy chair. Mupita has served as a GSMA deputy chair since April 2025.