COLIN CURRIE President (Commercial) and Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Digital Nationality: Malaysian Colin Currie, male, 53, is the President (Commercial) of Capital A and the Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Digital Sdn Bhd. He is responsible for the development and implementation of the Group’s five-year strategy which will drive and maximise revenue and profitability across Capital A’s broad portfolio of airline and digital businesses. He oversees the overall brand and sales performance across the airline and digital businesses and drives supporting functions of Tech, Data and Communications in order to accelerate and solidify Capital A’s success as a leading digital tech and lifestyle company in Asean. Colin was the former Managing Director of Adidas AsiaPacific and Greater China, covering regions such as South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and Pacific. He was responsible for making Adidas one of the hottest consumer brands, as well as making Asia-Pacific and Greater China the largest and most profitable region in the group. Prior to Adidas, Colin worked in the music and entertainment industry as Managing Director of Sony BMG Music Malaysia. Colin was also in key marketing positions with Citibank, Ansett Australia and Telstra Mobile in Hong Kong and Australia. Colin received a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management from Leeds Metropolitan University and a post-graduate diploma in Marketing from Schiller International University. AIREEN OMAR President (Ventures) and Chief Executive Officer of RedBeat Capital Nationality: Malaysian As President and the Chief Executive Officer of RedBeat Capital, Aireen Omar, female, 48, is responsible for Capital A’s ventures builder pillar (Ventures) strategy, promoting innovation throughout the Group and encouraging collaboration across AirAsia’s businesses and markets. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Tune Protect Group Berhad. Aireen joined AirAsia in January 2006 as Director of Corporate Finance. Her portfolio expanded rapidly to include Insurance, Treasury, Fuel Procurement and Investor Relations functions. Taking on these roles, she was instrumental in shaping the development of AirAsia into one of the fastest growing and most highly-acclaimed airlines globally. In 2012, Aireen was appointed as AirAsia Berhad’s Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. She began her career at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc, where she served as an Associate from 1997-2000 in New York and London, her last position being at the Equity Arbitrage Proprietary Trading Desk focusing on international equities, equity derivatives and equity-linked products. After returning to Malaysia in 2001, she served in several major local financial institutions including the Maybank Group, the country’s largest banking and financial services group. Her accolades include Outstanding CEO Achievement Award by Malaysian Women of Excellence, Corporate Treasurer’s 25 Most Influential Women in Treasury, Masterclass Woman CEO of the Year by Selangor Excellence Business Awards, Eminent Leaders in Asia at the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards (ACES), and APAC CEO of the Year 2017 by Aviation 100 Awards. Under her leadership, AirAsia was awarded Digital Transformer of the Year in Malaysia at the IDC Digital Transformation Awards (DXa) 2019. Aireen is an Economics graduate from the London School of Economics and Political Science and holds a Master’s in Economics from New York University. O U R L E A D E R S H I P A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 1 0 4 3
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