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Our Board

Our board is made up of our chairman, our CEO, and a director from each of the four mobile network operators with a designated alternate to provide absence cover.

Mova

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David Meyer

Chairperson

David Meyer is the chairperson of Mova. David was previously chair of the UK Spectrum Policy Forum and the Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board.

David has also worked as a consultant, covering cyber and technology issues for public and private sector clients. Until 2010, David was chief information officer at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

David previously served in the British Army as a Royal Signals officer from 1978 until 2010, ending his military career as deputy chief information officer in the MOD where he was responsible for reform of MOD’s spectrum policy.

Ben Roome

Ben Roome is Chief Executive of Mova.

Ben is a Chartered Director, Fellow of the IoD and Member of the IET. In addition to leading Mova, Ben sits on the Executive Council of the UK’s Digital Connectivity Forum, is a Fellow of St George’s House Society of Leadership Fellows, a member of the UK Spectrum Policy Forum, a STEM Ambassador, and a governor at a state secondary school. Prior to Mova, Ben held global roles at Nokia and previously Nortel. Ben is a physics graduate of The University of Manchester.

BT

Mark Henry

Mark is Director of Technology and Business strategy at BT.

Mark has been in telecommunications for over 20 years, with diverse roles in Fixed and Mobile with AOL, Orange, Wanadoo, EE and now as part of BT. Mark has played an important part in delivering many strategic projects including Local loop un-bundling, Radio Access Network sharing, Orange T-Mobile integration, Spectrum Auctions, 3G/4G/5G launch and the Emergency Services Network contract for Public safety services over LTE. Mark is currently Director of Technology and Business strategy at BT.

Mark’s designated alternate is Antony Coleman.

Virgin Media O2

Jeanie York

Jeanie York is Virgin Media O2’s Chief Technology Officer.

Jeanie previously held the role of Chief Technology and Information Officer for Virgin Media, prior to this, she spent almost six years at Liberty Global, where she was responsible for network operations across 10 European countries.Jeanie has 22 years’ experience in leading telco and cable business strategy, network planning, engineering, technology development and operations. Jeanie is a member of the Women in Cable Telecommunications (UK chapter) and she is also involved with Child Advocates – Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).

Jeanie’s designated alternate is Robert Joyce.

VodafoneThree

Iain Milligan

Iain is Network Development & Infrastructure Director at VodafoneThree

Iain was appointed as Network Development and Infrastructure Director at VodafoneThree in June 2025, following his tenure as Chief Network Officer at Three UK. Bringing nearly 20 years of industry experience, Iain led the performance and strategic expansion of Three’s network, including the continued rollout of 5G and the enhancement of connectivity for both consumers and businesses nationwide.

During his career at Three UK, Iain held several senior leadership roles, including Director of Service Operations and Assurance, where he was instrumental in shaping the company’s operating strategy and driving the performance of its technology functions.

Iain’s designated alternate is Paul Rosbotham.