TM Forum welcomed three additions to its Board of Directors: Jason Rutherford, Senior Vice President, and General Manager, Oracle Communications; Ruza Sabanovic, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Telenor Group; and Craig Wigginton, Global Telecommunications Section Leader, Deloitte.
10 Jan 2020
TM Forum welcomes three new directors to Board
TM Forum welcomed three additions to its Board of Directors: Jason Rutherford, Senior Vice President, and General Manager, Oracle Communications; Ruza Sabanovic, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Telenor Group; and Craig Wigginton, Global Telecommunications Section Leader, Deloitte.
These three individuals bring new perspectives and diversity to TM Forum’s Board which has overall responsibility for the organization on behalf of its members. Specifically, Rutherford, Sabanovic and Wigginton add to the Board’s knowledgebase in autonomous, software-based networks, and cross-industry business and technical opportunities.
“As a leading consultant, a cutting-edge connectivity and service provider and one of the top vendor partners serving multiple verticals, their wide-ranging understanding of the industry provides a balance of skills that TM Forum needs to help guide its members to success in the 5G-based, digital decade ahead,” says Nik Willetts, CEO, TM Forum.
Rutherford says, “I’m thrilled to join TM Forum’s Board of Directors. As leader of Oracle’s telecommunications applications global business unit, I look forward to offering TM Forum my experience in strategic planning, product development, services, cloud and B/OSS digitization initiatives.”
He recently returned to Oracle Communications after two years as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer for KORE Telematics where he was responsible for customer acquisition and revenue growth across KORE Wireless' IOT/M2M connectivity platforms, advanced applications, technology solutions and global services.
Sabanovic says, “As Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Telenor Group, I am honored to join TM Forum’s Board of Directors and bring to the table a wealth of CTO-level leadership experience in network strategy, IT, procurement and operations,”
She joined the greenfield operations in Telenor Montenegro in 1996. In October 2015, she became head of Group Technology (Group CTO); and in 2017, Executive Vice President, Technologies and Services and Group Chief Technology Officer, responsible for global network, IT, procurement, business security, and IT shared services, covering strategy, governance, demand, development and operations in these areas.
Wigginton brings more than 30 years of experience leading large, complex accounts across the TMT industry, with particular emphasis in the telecommunications sector. “I am excited to join TM Forum’s board of directors and offer my experience providing services to many of the largest global telecom carriers and broader TMT ecosystem, including manufacturers, cloud/data centers, infrastructure, and digital transformation and convergence,” he says.