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OMPETITION
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GUAM
JUDGES
2020

Andrew Gayle is the Chief Operating Officer of GTA,
Guam’s oldest telecommunications company, offering
services for over 60 years. With more than 30 years of
diversified experience in telecommunications and
Information Technology, Andrew currently oversees
Product Development, Client Services, and Regulatory
Affairs for GTA.

He joined GTA in 2005 after it had become privatized
and held a succession of senior management roles in
both product management and operations within
the company. Under his leadership, GTA expanded
the business from basic telephone service to be the
first telecommunications company on Guam to offer
full telecommunication services of phone, cellular,
Internet, and digital TV service. Andrew led several
initiatives to include building and operating the
cellular network and spearheading GTA’s smart-
phone strategy, which resulted in being first carrier
on island to launch Blackberry in 2007 and iPhone in
2009. He also launched GTA’s digital TV in 2008.

Andrew M. Gayle, Jr
Chief Operating Officer Andrew was born and raised in Guam and continues
GTA to reside there with his wife and three children. His
civic duties include chairmanship of the Guam Solid
Waste Authority, member of the Rotary Club of Guam,
and a long-time Mathcounts volunteer moderator. He
holds a degree in Computer, Electrical and Systems
Engineering from Harvard University.