BARRIGADA, Guam (Press Release) — Guam Business Magazine is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2025 Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year.
The nominees are:
• Christine Won Pat Baleto, President and CEO, Docomo Pacific
• Christopher K. Felix, President and Principal Broker, Century 21 Realty Management Co. Inc.
• Jay B. Jones, Executive Vice President, Triple J Enterprises Inc.
• Michelle Kramer, Managing Director, Pacific International Inc. (Guam) and Honorary Consul of the Marshall Islands to Guam
• Tae S. Oh, President, Alupang Apartments Corp.; Vice President, Vantage Advertising; and Managing Partner, PSI Holdings LLC
• Dr. Saied Safabaksh, Founder and President, Pacific Medical Group; President, The Village LLC; Partner and Medical Director, Guam Dialysis Centers LLC
The winner will be revealed on January 24, at the 2026 Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year Gala at the Hyatt Regency Guam, together with the release of the January-February 2026 issue of Guam Business Magazine, which will feature the awardee on the cover.
Since 1983, the title of Executive of the Year has been awarded to recognize executives who have made outstanding contributions to the business communities of Micronesia; have raised the bar in their fields and are considerably involved in the community.
Past Executive of the Year recipients include Robert H. Jones of Triple J Enterprises Inc. (1983); John M. Borlas of IT&E Overseas Inc. (1984); Philip J. Flores of BankPacific (1985); Doris Flores Brooks of the Office of Public Accountability (1986); Mark V. Pangilinan of M.V. Pangelinan Enterprises Inc. (1987); Allen A. Pickens of Tax-Aide (1988); the late T. Roy Sullivan of Jones & Guerrero Co. (1989); Kurt S. Moylan of Moylan’s Insurance (1990); the late Akira “Mike” Baba of Baba Corp. (1991); the late Paul M. Calvo of Calvo Enterprises Inc. (1992); Antoinette D. Sanford of Sanford Technology Group (1993); the late Kenneth T. Jones of Jones & Guerrero Co. (1994); the late Edward M. Calvo of Calvo Enterprises Inc. (1995); L. Carl Peterson of Money Resources Inc. (1996); William R. Thompson (1997) of Atkins Kroll Inc.; the late John K. Lee of First Hawaiian Bank (1998); the late Henry L. Schnabel of Calvo’s Insurance Underwriters (1999); Marian Aldan-Pierce of DFS Saipan (2000); Manfred H. Pieper of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia (2001); Thomas G. Ahillen of Asia Pacific Solutions LLC (2002); Juan T. Guerrero of Herman’s Modern Bakery Inc. (2003); Joseph M. Crisostomo of Cars Plus LLC, Cycles Plus and Payless Car Rental (2004); Joseph “Jerry” Kramer of Pacific International Inc. (2004); David M. Sablan of Century Group of Companies (2005); the late Alfred C. Ysrael of Tanota Partners (2006); Lee P. Webber of MDA Guam (2007); Laura-Lynn V. Dacanay of First Hawaiian Bank (2008); Jerry Cho Yee Tan of Tan Holdings Inc. (2009); Lourdes A. “Lou” Leon Guerrero of Bank of Guam (2010); Jay R. Shedd of GJB and Associates (2011); Jerrold C. Johnson of Hawaiian Rock Products (2012); George Chiu of Tan Holdings (2013); Norman T. Tenorio of Joeten Enterprises Inc., Pacifica Insurance Underwriters Inc., Tropical Instant Press Inc., Saipan Shipping Co., Saipan Stevedore and Advance Carrier (2014); Jeffrey B. Jones of Triple J Enterprises Inc. (2015); Jose C. “Joe” Ayuyu of McDonald’s of Guam and Saipan, RJ Corp. and RJ Guam LLC (2016); Leonard K. Kaae Sr. of Black Construction Corp. (2017); Bernadette N. Valencia of Matson Navigation Inc. (2018); AnneMarie T. Muna of AM Insurance (2019); Edward G. Untalan of First Hawaiian Bank (2021); Thomas G. Shimizu of Ambros Inc. (2022); David A. Alcorn of GFS Group (2023); and Paul A. Calvo, president and CEO of Calvo’s Insurance Underwriters (2024).
For additional information or inquiries, contact Maureen N. Maratita, publisher of Guam Business Magazine, at publisher@glimpsesofguam.com or on (671) 687-2505.
