Board Of Directors
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Dato' Fam Lee Ee
Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman
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Datuk Kamarudin bin Meranun
Non-Independent Executive Director
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Tan Sri Asmat bin Kamaludin
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Ms Chin Min Ming
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Dato' Abdul Mutalib bin Alias
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Dato' Sri Mohammed Shazalli bin Ramly
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Kamarudin bin Meranun
Non-Independent Executive Director
Datuk Kamarudin (Male), Malaysian, aged 63, is the co-founder of the Company. Datuk Kamarudin was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 6 June 2006. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Board on 3 February 2010 till 3 March 2011. Datuk Kamarudin was re-designated as the Non-Independent Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer on 30 January 2015. On 1 November 2018, he was re-designated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. Datuk Kamarudin was re-designated as a Non-Independent Executive Director of the Company on 2 May 2024.
In December 2001, Datuk Kamarudin, together with Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Allahyarham Dato' Pahamin Ab Rajab and Dato' Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar 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.
Prior to setting up the Company, Datuk Kamarudin worked at Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank from 1988 to 1993 as a Portfolio Manager, managing both institutional and high net-worth individual clients' investment funds. In 1994, he was appointed Executive Director of Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Innosabah Securities Sdn Bhd. He subsequently acquired the shares of the joint venture partner of Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, which was later renamed Intrinsic Capital Management Sdn Bhd.
He received the Darjah Panglima Jasa Negara ("PJN"), which carries the title Datuk, from the Malaysian King in November 2013.
Datuk Kamarudin is the Non-Independent Executive Chairman of Capital A Berhad and AirAsia Berhad. He is also a Director of Red Giants Football Club.
Tan Sri Asmat bin Kamaludin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Asmat (Male), Malaysian, aged 80, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 13 May 2013. He is the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Tan Sri Asmat graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics. He also holds a Diploma in European Economic Integration from the University of Amsterdam.
Tan Sri Asmat has vast experience of over 35 years in various capacities in the public service and his last post as the Secretary General of the Ministry of International Trade & Industry Malaysia, a position he held since May 1992. In the last five (5) years prior to his retirement in 2001, Tan Sri Asmat served as a Board member of Malaysia Technology Development Corporation, Multimedia Development Corporation, Malaysian Trade Development Corporation, Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation and Perbadanan Johor.
Currently, Tan Sri Asmat is the Chairman for Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd ("PERODUA") and Compugates Sdn Bhd. He is also a Director of the JACTIM Foundation.
Dato' Fam Lee Ee
Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Dato' Fam (Male), Malaysian, aged 62, was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 24 March 2008, and on 8 September 2023, redesignated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman. On 18 December 2023, Dato' Fam was redesignated as the Chairman of the Company. He is also a member of the Safety Review Board of the Company.
He received his BA (Hons) from the University of Malaya in 1986 and LLB (Hons) from the University of Liverpool, England in 1989. Upon obtaining his Certificate of Legal Practice in 1990, he has been practising law since 1991 and is currently a Senior Partner at Messrs Gan & Zul.
Dato' Fam sat on the Board of Trustees of Yayasan PEJATI from 1996 to 2007. Since 2001, he has served as a legal advisor to the Chinese Guilds and Association and charitable organisations such as Yayasan SSL Haemodialysis Centre in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. He was the Honorary Advisor of the Perlis Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Council Member of International Commercial Dispute Prevention & Settlement Organisation ("ICDPASO").
He also serves as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Capital A Berhad and Director of Thai AirAsia X Co., Ltd and Malaysia-China Business Council.
Ms Chin Min Ming
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Chin (Female), Malaysian, aged 53, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 December 2022. She is also the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of the Company and a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Ms Chin holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Victoria, Canada, and a Senior Executive Master of Business Administration from the Melbourne Business School. She is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional ("CISSP").
She has extensive experience in Digital Transformation, Strategic Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship. She had successfully implemented Financial Inclusion for migrant workers and refugees, digitalised Compliance Audit Tool for industry best practice standards, developed a world-first Data Security & Access Control token with built-in RFID, designed the Digital ID blueprint for the first Multi-Application National ID Card in the world, delivered Labuan Halal Hub and National Food Traceability platform, and more. She is well-versed in technology valuation and acquisition. She raised the highest tech startup fund in Asia during the Asian Financial Crisis and was the first in Malaysia to receive funding from Draper Investment.
Further, she is actively involved in ESG and advising companies on Sustainability Risks Management and Compliance. She is familiar with sustainability reporting standards and the Bursa Malaysia's Enhanced Sustainability Reporting Framework.
Dato' Abdul Mutalib bin Alias
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato' Mutalib (Male), Malaysian, aged 63, was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 29 September 2023. He is also Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Dato' Mutalib graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Business Administration, from Governors State University, Illinois in the United States of America.
Dato' Mutalib started his career at the Chase Manhattan Bank in 1985 as a Credit Analyst and has extensive exposure in both Commercial and Investment Banking. He was Vice President, Investment Banking at Chase Manhattan Bank from 1994 to 2000. He moved into the public sector and served various Ministries including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications and Ministry of Work between 2000 to 2011. In 2011, he was tasked to set up a new Government housing agency, Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia or PR1MA and served as its Chief Executive Officer until January 2019.
Dato' Mutalib has also served the MARA Council and was a Board member of Bank Rakyat and Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad and is presently the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Icon Offshore Berhad and Independent Non-Executive Board member of Prolintas Managers Berhad and Ekuinas Berhad respectively.
Dato' Sri Mohammed Shazalli bin Ramly
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato' Sri Mohammed Shazalli (Male), Malaysian, aged 62, was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 29 September 2023. He is also Chairman of the Safety Review Board and a member of the Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Dato' Sri Mohammed Shazalli holds a Bachelor of Science (Marketing) from Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana and a Master of Business Administration from St. Louis University, Missouri in the United States of America. He spent his early education in MARA Junior Science College ("MRSM") and University Teknologi MARA ("UiTM"), Perlis.
He began his career with Unilever, Malaysian Tobacco Company and British American Tobacco Company, both in Malaysia and the United Kingdom focusing on strengthening their brands from 1987 to 1996 before joining ASTRO in 1996 as the Marketing Director for two (2) years where he pioneered the launch of ASTRO digital satellite services in Malaysia. He then expanded his horizon and became the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of NTV7, Malaysia's seventh terrestrial TV station, for eight (8) years since its launch in 1998.
Dato' Sri Mohammed Shazalli also brings extensive directorship experience, where he was previously the regional CEO and Corporate Executive Vice President for Axiata Group Berhad's South East Asia operations, after being promoted from his previous position as the CEO and director of Celcom Axiata Berhad, a position he held from 1 September 2005 until 31 August 2016.
Dato' Sri Mohammed Shazalli was the Group Managing Director and CEO of Telekom Malaysia Berhad as well as a consultant at Strategic Brand Resources & Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. prior to his appointment as Group Managing Director of Boustead Holdings Berhad on 1 December 2020.
Dato' Sri Mohammed Shazalli had also served as Chairman of PR1MA Communication Sdn Bhd and Pharmaniaga Sdn. Bhd. and also a Board member of Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia and Malaysia Airlines System Berhad. He was also one of the seven (7) members in the task force led by the Performance Management & Delivery Unit ("PEMANDU") to oversee Proton Holdings Berhad's transformation plan.