Oklahoma City, Ok., USA - August 12, 2014, Oklahoma City, Ok., USA - Elephant Talk Communications Corp. announced that it has nominated Jaime Bustillo and Francisco Ros to stand for election on September 12, 2014.
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On August 6, 2014, Mr. Rijkman Groenink informed the Board that he will not stand for re-election to the Company's Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting. If elected, Mr. Bustillo and Dr. Ros will fill the vacancies created by Mr. Groenink's departure.
Mr. Bustillo is the CEO of Airphone servicios de telecomunicaciones SL, also known under the brand name AIRIS mobile, a Spanish mobile virtual network operator. From 2000 to 2012, Mr. Bustillo held a number of senior positions at Vodafone Group Plc, a global telecommunications group.
During his time at Vodafone, he was the Group Director of Networks Evolution, Chief Technical Officer of the Western Region, a member of Spain Excomm and the Vodafone Group Technology Board. Mr. Bustillo formerly served as Chairman of the Board of Vizzavi Espana, a Vodafone subsidiary (renamed Vodafone Enabler Espana).
He holds a Telecommunications Engineering degree from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.
Dr. Ros is Executive President of First International Partners, S.L., a business consulting firm he founded in 2002. Since 2010, Dr. Ros has been a member of the Board of Directors of Qualcomm Incorporated, a provider of wireless technology and services, he has served as a member of Qualcomm's Finance Committee since March 2014, and previously Qualcomm's Governance Committee.
He previously served as a Senior Director of Business Development at Qualcomm Europe and Managing Director of Qualcomm Spain. Dr. Ros is also non-executive Chairman of Asurion Spain and honorary Professor at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Dr. Ros was Vice Minister in the Spanish Government, responsible for Telecommunications and the Development of the Information Society. He held key positions within the Telefonica Group, including General Manager for Telefonica International at the time of its vast expansion into Latin America. ■