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TONY FERNANDES
Chief Executive Officer, Capital A
One of Asia’s most recognisable entrepreneurs, Tony Fernandes is best known for co-founding low-cost carrier AirAsia with Datuk Kamarudin Meranun and democratising air travel in the region.
Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin famously bought the ailing airline for a token MYR1 (approximately USD0.25) and MYR40 million in debt, turning it around within two years and growing it from a Malaysian domestic carrier into Asia’s largest low-cost carrier by passengers carried.
Fernandes studied in the UK, and qualified as an Associate Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 1991 and Fellow Member in 1996. An accountant by training, Fernandes began his career in Richard Branson’s Virgin Group before returning to Malaysia as Warner Music Group’s Vice President for Southeast Asia before venturing into the airline business.
Fernandes has received numerous honours and awards over the course of his career. These include the Honour of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, conferred by Her Majesty Queen Elizabet
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Tony Fernandes
Group CEO,
AirAsia
There are some among the elite today who look at AirAsia and Tony Fernandes and see just a successful entrepreneur heading an airline that has revolutionized the aviation industry in Asean. Then there are the multitudes of everyday citizens of the region. Their appreciation of the man extends beyond the obvious. Whizzing about the region on AirAsia’s fleet of new Airbus aircraft, they experience personally the passion, commitment and fervor in running and growing an airline that is knitting together the diverse communities and cultures of Asean, a company whose staff are treated as real people and not just mere statistics, and an airline that has now become a global brand.
For five years in a row now, from 2009 to 2013, AirAsia has won the coveted World’s Best Low-Cost Airline award from Skytrax, chosen by a survey of 18 million travelers on average. It’s an accolade not just for the airline, for its hardworking staff or for Fernandes personally – it’s an honor for the region, bringing shine to Brand ASEAN at a time when the region is at
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Tony F. Fernandes
One of Asia’s most recognisable entrepreneurs, Tony Fernandes is best known for co-founding low-cost carrier AirAsia with Datuk Kamarudin Meranun in 2001 and democratising air travel in the region. Since 2018, Fernandes has been spearheading a digital transformation of his businesses, launching AirAsia’s super app in October 2020, a comprehensive travel and lifestyle platform which offers flights, hotels, e-hailing services, food, and edutech products. He is currently the CEO of Capital A, an investment holding company with a diverse portfolio of synergistic businesses, including aviation, fintech BigPay, and logistics venture Teleport.
Fernandes studied at Epsom College and the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK, and qualified as an Associate Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 1991 and Fellow Member in 1996.
An accountant by training, Fernandes began his career in Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. He then returned to Malaysia as Warner Music Group’s Vice President for Southeast Asia before venturing into the
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