Mark Stansfeld

Mark Stansfeld has over 30 years of experience in the telecoms and digital economy, driving innovation and adoption of new technologies and businesses, such as giffgaff, a unique community-led mobile operator, as well as being a board member that led O2 to become the UK’s market leader.

Currently, Mark is chairing DCMS’s largest 5G trials testbed with WM5G, aimed at driving adoption at the scale of 5G technologies in health, manufacturing, and transport. He is passionate about driving digital adoption for the benefit of all and is also a non-executive director for Quickline, a broadband provider addressing the digital divide for rural communities. He has previously been a non-executive director of the West Midlands SHA and the West Bromwich Building Society.