As Asia’s largest low-cost carrier by fleet and number of passengers carried, we exist to serve our Allstars. We believe that happy Allstars means happy guests, which ultimately means a healthy business for us. 02 46 Directors 54 Senior Management Team 59 Airline CEOs 63 Non-Airline CEOs DIRECTORS KAMARUDIN MERANUN Datuk Kamarudin bin Meranun is the01 a subsidiary of Innosabah Securities co-founder of AirAsia. He is the Non- Sdn Bhd. He subsequently acquired the DATUK Independent Executive Chairman of shares of the joint venture partner of AirAsia Group Berhad (AAGB) and Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, KAMARUDIN AirAsia Berhad (AAB), taking the lead in which was later renamed Intrinsic Capital engaging with the government, aviation Management Sdn Bhd. BIN MERANUN regulators and airport authorities of Malaysia. Before being designated as He holds a Diploma in Actuarial Science 58, Male Executive Chairman, he was AAB’s Deputy from University Technology MARA (UiTM), Group Chief Executive Officer. and graduated with a BSc with Distinction (Magna Cum Laude) majoring in Finance Non-Independent Executive Chairman In December 2001, Datuk Kamarudin, in 1986 and an MBA in 1987 from Central together with Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Michigan University. Appointed: 30 March 2018 Dato’ Pahamin Ab Rajab and Dato’ Abdul Malaysian Aziz bin Abu Bakar, acquired struggling He received the Darjah Panglima Jasa domestic airline AirAsia and, with the Negara (PJN), which carries the title help of Conor McCarthy, relaunched it as a Datuk, from the Malaysian King in MORE THAN JUST AN AIRLINE > MORE THAN JUST Membership of Board Committees: pioneer of budget travel in Asia, building November 2013. None AirAsia into the world’s best low-cost carrier. Datuk Kamarudin is also a Non- Independent Non-Executive Director of Prior to setting up AirAsia, Datuk AirAsia X Berhad, a Director of Yayasan Kamarudin worked at Arab-Malaysian Pendidikan Titiwangsa, a Director of Merchant Bank from 1988 to 1993 as University Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and a a Portfolio Manager, managing both member of the Board of Trustees of the institutional and high net-worth individual Mahathir Science Award Foundation. He clients’ investment funds. In 1994, he was a Non-Independent Non-Executive was appointed Executive Director of Director of Tune Protect Group Berhad Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, from 11 March 2013 till 30 June 2019. 46 LEADERSHIP KAMARUDIN TONY MERANUN FERNANDES Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is one of02 Asia’s He has received numerous honours most recognisable entrepreneurs, best and awards over the course of his known for co-founding AirAsia which has career. These include the Honour of the gone on to democratise air travel in the Commander of the Order of the British region. Empire, conferred by Her Majesty Queen TAN SRI Elizabeth II in 2011, and the Commander TONY FERNANDES In December 2001, Fernandes, together of the Legion d’Honneur, awarded by with Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Dato’ the French Government for outstanding Pahamin Ab Rajab and Dato’ Abdul contributions to the economy of France 56, Male Aziz bin Abu Bakar, acquired struggling through the aviation industry. domestic airline AirAsia and, with the help of Conor McCarthy, relaunched it as a He is also a Non-Independent Non- Non-Independent Executive Director pioneer of budget travel in Asia, building Executive Director of AirAsia X Berhad. and Chief Executive Officer AirAsia into the world’s best low-cost Appointed: 30 March 2018 carrier. Malaysian Fernandes studied in the UK, and qualified as an Associate Member of Membership of Board Committees: the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 1991, then as a Fellow None Member in 1996. An accountant by training, he began his career in Virgin Group before returning to Malaysia as Warner Music Group’s Vice President for Southeast Asia before venturing into the airline business. AIRASIA GROUP BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2019 47 DIRECTORS (CONT’D) ABDEL AZIZ In December 2001, Dato’ Abdel Aziz03 @ From 1981 to 1983, he was the Executive Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar together with Director of Showmasters (M) Sdn Bhd, DATO’ ABDEL AZIZ Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Tan Sri Tony an artiste management and concert Fernandes and Dato’ Pahamin Ab Rajab, promotion company. He subsequently @ ABDUL AZIZ acquired struggling domestic airline joined BMG Music and was General AirAsia, and with the help of Conor Manager from 1989 to 1997, and Managing BIN ABU BAKAR McCarthy, relaunched it as a pioneer of Director from 1997 to 1999. He received budget travel in Asia, building AirAsia into a Diploma in Agriculture from Universiti 66, Male the world’s best low-cost carrier. Pertanian Malaysia in 1975, a BSc in Agriculture Business from Louisiana State Dato’ Aziz served as Chairman of University, USA in 1978, and an MBA from Non-Independent Non-Executive Performance and Artistes Rights Malaysia the University of Dallas, USA in 1980. Director Sdn Bhd (PRISM), a collection society for performers of recorded music, and the He is also currently a Director of Yayasan Appointed: 30 March 2018 Academy of Malaysian Music Industry Astro Kasih and a Non-Executive Non- Malaysian Association (PAIMM) for more than 10 Independent Chairman of Pegasus years until end 2012 and January 2011, Heights Berhad, where he is a member of MORE THAN JUST AN AIRLINE > MORE THAN JUST respectively. the Audit Committee and Nomination and Membership of Board Committees: Remuneration Committee. • Chairman of the Risk Management Committee • Member of the Audit Committee • Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee 48 LEADERSHIP ABDEL MOHAMED AZIZ KHADAR Dato’ Mohamed Khadar bin Merican04 is In 2013, Dato’ Mohamed Khadar, in his a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered capacity as the Chairman of RHB Capital, Accountants in England and Wales and was named “Chairman of The Year” by the DATO’ MOHAMED a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Minority Shareholders Watchdog Group Institute of Accountants. at its ASEAN Corporate Governance Index KHADAR BIN Awards 2013. He has more than 40 years’ experience MERICAN in financial and general management. He Dato’ Mohamed Khadar’s other served as an auditor and a consultant in directorships in public companies are 63, Male an international accounting firm, before Bonia Corporation Berhad (resigned on joining a financial services group in 1986. 31 December 2019), Iris Corporation Dato’ Mohamed Khadar has held various Berhad and Rashid Hussain Berhad (In Independent Non-Executive Director senior management positions in the then Members’ Voluntary Liquidation). Appointed: 30 March 2018 Pernas International Holdings Berhad, Malaysian a company listed on Bursa Malaysia, between 1988 and April 2003, including those of President and Chief Operating Membership of Board Committees: Officer. • Chairman of the Audit Committee • Member of the Risk Management Committee • Member of the Safety Review Board AIRASIA GROUP BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2019 49 DIRECTORS (CONT’D) FAM STUART LEE EE L DEAN Dato’05 Fam Lee Ee received his BA (Hons) Dato’ Fam is also a Non-Independent from the University of Malaya in 1986 Non-Executive Director of AirAsia X DATO’ FAM LEE EE and LLB (Hons) from the University Berhad and a Director of the Malaysia- of Liverpool, England in 1989. Upon China Business Council. obtaining his Certificate of Legal Practice in 1990, he has been practising law since 1991 and is currently a partner at Messrs Gan & Zul. 59, Male Dato’ Fam used to sit on the Board of Trustees of Yayasan PEJATI from 1996 Senior Independent Non-Executive to 2007. Since 2001, he has served as a Director legal advisor to the Chinese Guilds and Association and charitable organisations Appointed: 30 March 2018 such as Yayasan SSL Haemodialysis Malaysian Centre in PJ. MORE THAN JUST AN AIRLINE > MORE THAN JUST Membership of Board Committees: • Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee • Member of the Audit Committee • Member of the Risk Management Committee 50 LEADERSHIP FAM STUART LEE EE L DEAN Stuart L Dean is an Independent Non- He took a business development06 role Executive Director of AirAsia Berhad. in Singapore in late 1991 and became President of GE Capital, Southeast Asia, STUART L DEAN Mr Dean graduated magna cum laude in 1993. Following his assignment in from Duke University in 1975 with a BA in GE Capital, he became President, GE Economics and Political Science and as a Indonesia in February 1995. member of Phi Beta Kappa. He obtained an MBA from Harvard in 1979. In May 2002, he became President and CEO, GE ASEAN and was given 67, Male Mr Dean has over 35 years of experience responsibility for all of ASEAN, based in working across GE businesses in the KL. He retired from GE in April 2015. US and Asia in senior positions in sales, Independent Non-Executive Director marketing, product general management, In addition to serving on the AAGB Board Appointed: 30 March 2018 services marketing and general and the Board of AirAsia Berhad, he is on American management. the Advisory Boards of Duke University Trinity College and Harvard Business He started in an advanced sales and School Asia. He also serves as Chairman Membership of Board Committees: marketing entry programme in GE of Junior Achievement Malaysia and on Appliances in 1979. He was the Marketing the Board of Orbis Asia whose aircraft • Chairman of the Safety Review Manager for the Dishwasher business in hospitals train ophthalmologists for Board 1983. eye surgeries in developing countries. • Member of the Risk Management More recently, he was appointed the Committee Mr Dean was appointed Specialty Independent Non-Executive Director of Appliance Manager with responsibility for American Asian Medical Group (AAMG) • Member of the Nomination and developing a new line of high-end built-in based in Singapore. Remuneration Committee appliances called the GE Architecture Line. He then was appointed Product General Manager in 1988.