BO LINGAM President (Aviation) and Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Aviation Group Limited Nationality: Malaysian Bo Lingam is part of Capital A’s Senior Management. For more information on his profile, please refer to page 42. MAHESH KUMAR Chief Executive Officer, Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) Nationality: Malaysian Mahesh Kumar, male, 37, was appointed Chief Execut ive Off icer of ADE in September 2020. In this role, he leads the transformation of AirAsia’s Engineering department into a comprehensive Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider driven by data and technology serving AirAsia and third party commercial airlines in the region. Prior to this appointment, Mahesh was the Head of Fleet & Technical Asset Management at AirAsia. During that time, AirAsia sealed two major aircraft portfolio deals with BBAM and Castlelake LP for a combined value of USD3.6 billion which won the 2018 Air Finance Journal Award and 2019 APAC Airline Economics Award. In 2015, he was appointed as a pioneer ing Senior Vice President , Technical of the newly set up Asia Aviation Capital Limited, the aircraft leasing arm of AirAsia. Mahesh joined AirAsia’s Engineering department in 2009 and since then has been involved in various engineering projects including defining and selection of aircraft and engine type, setting up A i r As i a I nd i a Eng i nee r i ng and transforming Zest Airways into AirAsia Philippines. Mahesh holds a Bachelor’s in Aeronautical Engineering. AMANDA WOO Chief Executive Officer, airasia Super App Nationality: Malaysian Amanda Woo, female, 46, is the Chief Executive Officer of airasia Super App (formerly known as airasia.com) effective 19 May 2021. Woo joined Capital A in 2012, and has spearheaded commercial initiatives across various entities under the Group’s ecosystem. With over 15 years of experience in e-commerce, lifestyle brand and retail marketing with prominent global brands, Amanda’s leadership has been instrumental to the expansion of Capital A businesses in key Asean markets, notable achievements including Capital A’s entry into new markets in Indochina and turnaround of the Indonesian market. A seasoned marketer in the industry, she started her career with Y&R Advertising, later joining Moët Hennessy Diageo, heading brand management for Malaysia and Singapore. She then took a switch in her career to join L’Oreal, heading one of the professional haircare brands for four years before joining AirAsia in 2012. In early 2019, Amanda was promoted to Chief Commercial Officer, and became part of the founding team of airasia Supper App. As CEO, she will continue to accelerate the growth of airasia Super App to become Asean’s most-loved digital platform. 0 4 8 C A P I T A L A B E R H A D Our CEOs
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