TUMON, Guam (Press Release) — Jay B. Jones, executive vice president of Triple J Enterprises, was named the 2025 Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year during the Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year Awards Reception held Jan. 24 at the Hyatt Regency Guam.
Jones has built a distinguished career spanning operations, management and regional expansion. Born and raised on Guam, he returned home after earning his bachelor’s degree from Elon University to begin his professional career with Triple J Enterprises.
Over the years, Jones advanced through nearly every level of the company, gaining hands-on experience across multiple areas of operations. He later completed the National Automobile Dealers Association Dealer Candidate Academy, further strengthening his leadership credentials. His responsibilities eventually expanded to the Northern Mariana Islands, where he served as vice president of Triple J Saipan Inc.
During his tenure in Saipan, Jones was the president of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce and recognized as Business Person of the Year by the Saipan Chamber.
Jones has been active in the community, serving in leadership roles with several nonprofit and industry organizations, including Make-A-Wish Guam & CNMI, the Guam Automobile Dealers Association, the Guam Motorsports Association, the Guam Cycling Federation, and the Father Duenas Memorial School Endowment Foundation.
Jones joined five other executives in vying for the prestigious award. The other nominees were Christine A. Won Pat Baleto, president and CEO, Docomo Pacific; Christopher K. Felix, president and principal broker, Century 21 Realty Management; Michelle Kramer, managing director of Pacific International Inc. and honorary consul of the Marshall Islands to Guam; Tae S. Oh, president of Alupang Apartments, vice president of Vantage Advertising, and managing partner of PSI Holdings; and Saied Safabaksh, founder and president of Pacific Medical Group, president of The Village, and medical director of Guam Dialysis Centers.
The 2025 Executive of the Year program was sponsored by Bank of Guam, presenting Sponsor APL, Black Construction Corp., Docomo Pacific, First Hawaiian Bank, the GFS Group, IP&E, IT&E, McDonald’s of Guam and Saipan, Mobil Oil Guam, Ambros Inc., Hyatt Regency Guam, Coca-Cola Beverage Company, Foremost Foods and Shooting Star Productions.
Past recipients
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 IT&E (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., senior vice president and general manager, Black Construction Corp. (2017); Bernadette N. Valencia, vice president and general manager for Micronesia and Okinawa, Matson Navigation Inc. (2018); Annmarie T. Muna, president and general manager of AM Insurance (2019); Edward G. Untalan, executive vice president and Guam-CNMI region manager of First Hawaiian Bank (2021); Thomas G. Shimizu, general manager Ambros Inc. (2022); David A. Alcorn, president, GFS Group (2023); Paul A. Calvo, president and CEO of Calvo’s Insurance Underwriters (2024).
