COMMSLEARNING - Key Persons


ANDY EDWARDS - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • CEO and HEAD of TECHNICAL TRAINING
  • Head of Technical Delivery
The founder of CommsLearning, now based in New Zealand, Andy is the Head of Technical Delivery with 40 years of telco & ICT experience and a passion for developing people. As founder of CommsLearning, Andy started the company in October 2002 and took up the role of CEO and MD for the UK. Now based in the Asia Pacific Region, Andy is the CEO and Head of Technical Delivery; a role that his 29 years of telecommunications experience qualifies him well for. A passion for developing people and a drive to constantly improve helps Andy keep CommsLearning at the forefront of the communications education and consulting industry. Andy began work as an apprentice with British Telecom, then after qualifications and promotions he decided to see the World. After 15 months travelling around India, Nepal, SE Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the USA he returned to the UK and worked with the American based "General DataComm" where he first took to the classroom as a trainer. He then went on to join TTC/Acterna (now VIAVI), where he grew the EMEA training operation in 5 countries before finally setting up CommsLearning. After 3 years running the UK, Andy decided finally to settle in New Zealand where he has been based since 2005. Andy is based near Auckland, in the beautiful countryside where it is easy to pursue his hobbies of motorsport, farming, travel and keeping fit (necessary because of his love of good food and beer!)