Annual Report 2019

SUNIL BHASKARAN CEO, AirAsia India Indian Sunil Bhaskaran, male, 56, is in charge of managing AirAsia India’s operations since November 2018. AirAsia India has grown from 19 aircraft in January 2019 to 30 aircraft currently. Sunil is a Tata Group veteran with a rich career spanning over 30 years across various functions in Tata Steel and Tata International. In his previous role as Vice President, Corporate Services at Tata Steel, Sunil held a diverse portfolio, providing leadership for regulatory affairs, procurement, corporate communications and external relations, corporate social responsibility, corporate administration, security, medical services and aviation services, along with the administration of civic services at Jamshedpur. Additionally, he was the Chairman of Tata Steels Global Wires Business, along with other Tata Steel subsidiaries, namely Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company Limited (JUSCO), SIW (Thailand), TSN Wires (a joint venture in Thailand with Nichia Steel Wires, a direct affiliate of Nippon Steel Corporation) and Indian Steel & Wire Products. He was a Board member and Chair of the audit committee at NatSteel, Singapore. Sunil is a former chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Jharkhand State Chapter. He is also the founder Director of Jamshedpur Football Club in India’s premier football league, Indian Super League, and a National Council member of the All India Management Association. A chemical engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and a management graduate from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Bhaskaran is also an alumnus of the European Centre for Executive Development (CEDEP), co-located on the INSEAD campus in Fontainebleau, France. 06 SUNIL RICARDO ISLA CEO, AirAsia Philippines Filipino Ricardo ‘Ricky’ P Isla, male, 62, oversees all operations at AirAsia Philippines since his appointment as CEO in July 2019. Ricky has over 40 years’ experience in domestic and global operations, including retail and sales distribution, business development, marketing and innovation, and general management across diverse industries such as telecommunications, property development, and consumer and retail companies. Prior to AirAsia, Ricky worked with PLDT Global Corporation Inc, one of the Philippines’ major telecommunications providers. He spent over a decade leading the PLDT Group in international retail sales and distribution focused on expanding its customer base, specifically telecommunications companies, retail distributors, private corporations and government agencies serving Filipino communities. He also expanded the company’s retail presence in Asia and the Pacific, North America, the Middle East and Europe. In addition to his most recent role as Regional Head of Operations for the UK and Europe, Ricky held General Manager positions in PLDT’s international retail business in the US, Italy and Singapore. He is a graduate from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Business Management, and is one of the Top 5 graduates of Asian Institute Management’s Basic and Advanced Management Program. 05 RICKY AIRASIA GROUP BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2019 61 ABOUT US