2022-10-25T09:08:55-05:00 2021-12-31 SMITH & HOWARD PC 271 17TH STREET NW SUITE 1600 ATLANTA GA 30363 990 2021-04-01 204991061 GSMA Ltd % OONAGH STEIN GSMA 6787642122 165 Ottley Dr Suite 203 ATLANTA GA 30324 LOUISE EASTERBROOK CFO 6787642122 2022-11-15 true louise easterbrook 999009999 MARC A AZAR P91739349 4048746244 2022-11-15 3 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X John Hoffman 165 Ottley Dr Suite 150 Atlanta GA 30324 123320595 false X N/A X 2006 GA GSMA LTD. promotes the common interest of GSMA'S members in various manners. GSMA Ltd.'s primary activity is organizing international trade shows. 3 0 33 0 7151193 4253069 0 0 59028387 122964882 -6428 127321 820852 228392 59842811 123320595 0 0 0 0 25055010 18202379 0 0 0 24042013 47293198 49097023 65495577 10745788 57825018 239846222 262728803 129096248 98383612 110749974 164345191 GSMA LTD PROMOTES THE COMMON INTEREST OF GSMA'S MEMBERS IN VARIOUS MANNERS. GSMA LTD.'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS ORGANIZING INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOWS INCLUDING MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS SHANGHAI AND MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS LOS ANGELES. false false Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain was held between 28th June and 1st July 2021 and is set to be held between 28th february and 3rd march 2022. Mobile World Congress Shanghai was not held during the short year between April and December 2021. 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Foreign exchange expense per 990 ---------------------------- 1,934,337 = false East Asia and the Pacific 2 43 Program Services Conference Activities 1364898 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 2 90 Program Services Conference Activities 24351930 Middle East and North Africa Program Services Conference Activities 6630 Sub-Saharan Africa Program Services Conference Activities 38694 South America Program Services Conference Activities 702 4 133 4 133 25762854 25762854 false false false false false false X true true X X X false false false Mats Granryd Director General 0 669536 0 991154 0 167427 0 0 0 0 0 1828117 0 0 John Hoffman CEO - GSMA Ltd 509165 0 521994 0 14400 0 10800 0 0 0 1056359 0 0 0 Alex Sinclair Chief Technology Officer 0 359177 0 132955 0 0 42849 0 0 0 534981 0 0 Louise Easterbrook Chief Financial Officer 0 367936 0 324005 0 0 0 0 0 0 691941 0 0 Bob Puglielli General Manager - Events 318982 0 111644 0 0 10800 0 0 0 441426 0 0 0 John Giusti Chief Regulatory Officer 0 318034 0 118327 0 0 30129 0 0 0 466490 0 0 Stephanie Lynch-Habib Chief Marketing Officer 0 127103 0 150191 0 221137 0 0 0 0 0 498431 0 0 Monique Cormier Deputy General Counsel 0 256495 0 54995 0 0 7695 0 0 0 319185 0 0 Oonagh Stein Finance Director 0 230730 0 57682 0 0 36148 0 0 0 324560 0 0 Lizzie Chilton HR Director 0 215587 0 50136 0 0 36148 0 0 0 301871 0 0 Sianne Ryder Head of Events - 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The amounts reported on Part X of the Form 990 were converted from British Pounds to US Dollars using the conversion rate at 12/31/21 of 1.3308. The amounts reported on Part VIII and Part IX of the Form 990 were converted from British Pounds to US Dollars using the average conversion rate for the fiscal year ended 12/31/21 of 1.3745. The foreign currency conversion results in an adjusting item to the organization's change in net assets for the period which is reported on Form 990, Part XI, line 9. The financial statements were compiled following international financial reporting standards and received an unqualified audit opinion. Part VI, Line 2 Three DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY and one company secretary, LOUISE EASTERBROOK, JOHN HOFFMAN, Bob puglielli and Monique Cormier shared A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP DURING THE TAX YEAR. Part VI, Line 6 The Company is a nonprofit corporation formed under Georgia law. Its sole member is the GSM Association, acting through its United States branch office. Part VI, Line 7 The sole member of the company appoints all of the members of the Board of Directors. Part VI, Line 7b The Company's annual operating budget is subject to approval of the sole member. Part VI, Line 11b The 990 is reviewed by senior members of the management team. Part VI, Line 12c Directors and officers are required to execute annual written certifications of compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Any exceptions must be disclosed and reviewed by the organization. The directors and officers have certified their compliance with the policy for this tax year. Part VI, Lines 15a & b The sole member's human resources staff performs benchmarking studies to determine all officer compensation packages. These studies utilize external data on each element of the packages including base salary, incentive compenstation, and benefit programs. The sole member's CEO approved the compensations package for the organization's CEO and other officers with the concurrence of the governing body (e.g. Board of Directors). Part VI, Line 19 The company maintains public disclosure copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements at its pricipal office. These copies are available upon a written or in-person request for access. Part XI, Line 9 Foreign Currency Conversion adjustment: -4,229,801 Part XII, Line 1 GSMA Ltd.'s financial statements (and thus the Form 990) have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 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