AirAsia X Appoints Tunku Dato’ Mahmood Fawzy as an Independent Non-Executive Director

(05 July 2022, 10:45 +07)  AirAsia X (AAX) has appointed Tunku Dato’ Mahmood Fawzy (63) as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective immediately.

Tunku Fawzy is currently an Independent Director of AIA General Berhad, Hong Leong Asset Management Berhad as well as Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad where he is also Chairman.

Tunku Dato’ Mahmood Fawzy

He has over 30 years of working experience in investment, oil and gas, corporate finance and more, starting his career as a foreign exchange analyst with NCR UK and later joining Svenska Handelsbanken, London as a Risk Analyst.

In 2002, he was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Engen, an integrated oil company in South Africa, a subsidiary of Petronas. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA) and joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad in May 2007, retiring as Executive Director, Investments, in May 2010.

Tunku Fawzy was also previously a board member of Malaysia Airports, Hong Leong Assurance, Hong Leong MSIG Takaful, SapuraKencana Petroleum, Hong Leong Islamic Bank, Pos Malaysia, Executive Solutions and Outcomes, Ethos Capital One, and Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia, Energy Africa Limited.

Tony Fernandes, AAX Co-founder and Non-Independent Executive Director, said, “The new era of AAX is just getting started and we are laser-focused on rebuilding it as a great value medium to long-haul airline. The demand for international travel is fast recovering and AAX is well-positioned to accelerate a dramatic tourism recovery. Tunku Fawzy is a great addition to this vision and we are fortunate to have his experience and well qualified expertise.”

Tunku Fawzy graduated from Warwick University in England with a Master of Business Administration and a BA (Hons) Business Studies from the Polytechnic of Central London.

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