Annual Report 2019

CHRIS DAVISON CEO and Co-Founder, BigPay British Christopher Davison, male, 36, leads BigPay as the largest and fastest growing challenger bank in ASEAN. Before founding BigPay, Chris worked in investment banking and tech venture capital, with a strong track record of both investing in, and setting up, several successful fintech and data analytics companies. While at Merrill Lynch he worked extensively on the refinancing and restructuring of many major European banks after the global financial crisis, as well as the listing of several large financial service providers on the London Stock Exchange. Chris holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford and a Master’s from the University of Cambridge, both in the UK. PETE CHAREONWONGSAK CEO, Teleport Thai Pete Chareonwongsak, male, 32, has been spearheading the transformation of AirAsia’s cargo and logistics arm from a legacy business into a digital venture since March 2018. He is a Board member of AirAsia India and EasyParcel, a regional e-commerce and parcel delivery player. From 2012 to 2016, Pete was AirAsia Group Head of Business Development, based in Jakarta and later in Kuala Lumpur. During that time, he worked to set up our airlines in India with Tata Group and in Japan with Rakuten Inc, as well as joint ventures in training, ground handling and leasing. He also handled mergers and acquisitions (M&A) covering Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and India. In August 2016, he was tapped to be AirAsia Regional Chief Operating Officer, where he led the successful turnaround of AirAsia Philippines. Prior to AirAsia, Pete worked as an Investment Banking Analyst with CIMB, and as the official advisor to the Thailand Trade Representative office, where he was tasked with promoting inbound and outbound international trade and investment, with specialist focus on cross-border Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) through M&A, joint ventures and project finance. Pete holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK, where he was a Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholar. He also has a Master’s (ALM) in Finance from Harvard University, US. He is a 40 under 40 Honoree from ZICO ASEAN, which recognises outstanding individuals addressing a trend or challenge in ASEAN through their work. 01 02 CHRIS PETE AIRASIA GROUP BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2019 63 ABOUT US NON-AIRLINE CEOs