TM Forum, the industry association driving digital transformation through collaboration, announced new additions to its Board of Trustees.
Telefónica’s Enrique Blanco and Accenture’s Kathleen O’Reilly each represent long-standing, highly engaged members of the Forum and are strong supporters of the Forum’s flagship Open Digital Architecture (ODA) and Open API programs, which enable long-term resilience of the telecoms industry.
Enrique Blanco, Global CTIO, Telefónica, further strengthens the Forum’s senior technology leadership. His deep knowledge of telecoms networks and IT is critical to unlocking future growth for the industry. Enrique also strengthens the Board’s representation for Latin America, as Telefónica is one of the region’s largest operator groups.
Kathleen O’Reilly, Global Communications, Media & Technology Industry Practices Chair, Accenture, brings in-depth knowledge of the global TMT sector and a proven track record in strategic leadership – adding a unique perspective to the Board and strengthening its strategic capabilities. Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security, and an active TM Forum member.
The TM Forum Board of Trustees sets the Forum’s strategy to serve the needs of the industry, representing its 700+ member organisations, overseeing direction, priorities and strategic initiatives. In 2023, the Board’s focuses will include driving transformation of the telco tech stack via ODA and Open APIs; scaling use of data to drive automation with ML/AI and facilitating game-changing innovation through the Forum’s Catalyst program. Each of these priority areas aims to act as an anchor for industry growth, resilience and relevance in 2023 and beyond.
Steffen Roehn, Chairman, TM Forum
It’s fantastic to have Kathleen and Enrique join the Board as we head into the new year. They will play a critical role in bringing the network, IT and system integrator communities together to deliver on the Forum’s priorities for next year and help drive innovation and co-creation for our industry. Both bring a personal passion for driving the future of our industry to our board of activists.
Enrique Blanco, CTIO, Telefónica
Telefónica is proud to join the TM Forum Board. All industry collaboration is key to defining open models in the telco environment. The role of TM Forum is essential in driving an Open Digital Architecture, a true enabler of this radical architectural and cultural change, offering telco operators an end-to-end migration path from legacy systems to modular, cloud-native IT components, providing a blueprint to deliver intelligent operations fit for the 5G era and beyond.
