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Vittal Named Acting Chair of GSMA Board

GSMA is looking for a new chair to replace former Telefonica Chairman and CEO Jose Maria Alvares-Pallete, who resigned from the Spanish operator two weeks ago. Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel Group and GSMA’s deputy chair, will serve as…

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acting chair until the board makes a selection next month, GSMA said this week. Marc Murtra, who replaced Alvares-Pallete, took a seat on the board.