GSMA Appoints Hyunmi Yang As Chief Strategy Officer

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GSMA Appoints Hyunmi Yang As Chief

Strategy Officer

PR Newswire

LONDON, May 30, 2012

LONDON

,

May 30, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today announced the

appointment of Hyunmi Yang as Chief Strategy Officer. Ms. Yang, who was

most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at KT Corp.,

will join the GSMA effective

June 15

and will report to GSMA Director General

Anne Bouverot. As Chief Strategy Officer, Ms. Yang will focus on working with

the GSMA's operator members in identifying opportunities that will advance the

development of the mobile communications industry.

"Hyunmi brings to the GSMA a strong understanding of the mobile industry, and

the opportunities and challenges that mobile operators are facing today," said

Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA. "Her experience in Korea, one of the

most innovative mobile markets in the world, combined with her experiences

from the financial sector, will be invaluable as she works with the GSMA

members in defining global strategies, initiatives and programmes that will

offer collective benefit for our operator members and the broad mobile

industry. I am excited to welcome such an accomplished executive to the GSMA

leadership team."

"I am pleased to accept this prestigious position with the GSMA at such an

exciting time for the mobile communications industry," commented Hyunmi

Yang. "We are living in a magical time where the boundaries between telecom

and many other industries are disappearing, and everything is converging to

mobile. I view this as a hugely positive opportunity for operators, businesses

and consumers around the world. I look forward to working with the GSMA's

members in exploring and maximising these new opportunities and extending

the reach of mobile technology in the coming years."

When joining KT as an Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of

Mobile Business Group in 2009, Ms. Yang was noted for being the first female

executive in the history of telecommunications in Korea. Later responsible for

both the mobile and fixed line businesses as a Chief Customer Officer, she had

overall ownership of the master customer portfolio, development of a group

customer loyalty programme and overall customer strategies. Further, with her

unique blend of careers in the fields of telecom and finance, Ms. Yang has led

the way and set the pace with regards to telecom–banking convergence

services such as smart wallet and mobile money transfer services, as well as

NFC.

Prior to KT, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for

Shinhan Bank in Korea, where she led marketing strategies and product

development. Ms. Yang has also held senior management roles at American

Express in

New York

, where she applied data-driven insights to marketing

strategies and loyalty programmes. Ms. Yang holds a Ph.D. in applied

mathematics and statistics from the State University of New York at

Stony

Brook

and M.S. and B.S. degrees in mathematics from Seoul National University

in

Seoul

.

About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning

more than 220 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world's mobile

operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile

ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment

providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations.

The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the Mobile World

Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.

For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at

www.gsma.com or Mobile World Live, the online portal for the mobile

communications industry, at www.mobileworldlive.com.