Annual Report 2020

DATO’ ABDEL AZIZ @ ABDUL AZIZ BIN ABU BAKAR 67, Male Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Malaysian Membership of Board Committees: • Chairman of the Risk Management Committee • Member of the Audit Committee • Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee Dato’ Abdel Aziz @ Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar, male, Malaysian, aged 67, was appointed a Non-Executive Director of AirAsia Group Berhad (AAGB) on 30 March 2018. He is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board of AAGB. In December 2001, Dato’ Aziz, together with Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Pahamin Ab Rajab, acquired struggling domestic airline AirAsia and, with the help of Conor McCarthy, relaunched it as a pioneer of budget travel in Asia, building AirAsia into the world’s best low-cost carrier. Dato’ Aziz served as Chairman of Performance and Artistes Rights Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PRISM), a collection society for performers of recorded music, and the Academy of Malaysian Music Industry Association (PAIMM) for more than 10 years until end 2012 and January 2011, respectively. From 1981 to 1983, he was the Executive Director of Showmasters (M) Sdn Bhd, an artiste management and concert promotion company. He subsequently joined BMG Music and was General Manager from 1989 to 1997, then Managing Director from 1997 to 1999. He received a Diploma in Agriculture from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in 1975, a BSc in Agriculture Business from Louisiana State University, USA in 1978, and an MBA from the University of Dallas, USA in 1980. He is also currently a Director of Yayasan Astro Kasih and an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Pegasus Heights Berhad. 37 ANNUAL REPORT 2020