Gayla Arrindell is a 25-year leader with an excellent mix of international and corporate level sales, marketing and business development experience in the telecommunications industry. A graduate of the University of Texas in Austin with a degree in chemical engineering and holder of Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, Arrindell previously led the 3M Communication Markets Division (CMD) Business Units for Wireline, Wireless and Structured Cabling. Following the acquisition of 3M CMD by Corning Optical Communications in June 2018, she joined the Corning In Building Networks team as a market development director. She is currently the chair of APOLAN (Association for Promoting Optical LAN) and is a strong industry advocate for sustainability using fiber-to-the-edge networks in buildings.