Former GSMA head, Rob Conway passes away

Rob Conway, the long serving former head of the GSM Association has passed away, the organisation announced.

In a statement, the GSMA confirmed that he died on January 09 after losing a battle with an aggressive form of cancer.

The GSMA will be honouring Conway for his contributions to the development of the mobile industry at Mobile World Congress in February.

Conway served as the head of the GSMA for twelve years and later stepped down to head the international affairs at Russia’s VimpelCom in September 2011. He only recently resigned from that post.