Tan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes or Tony Fernandes
Friday 15 February 2013 | 10:27 | 0 comments
Tan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes CBE (also known as Tony Fernandes) is a Malaysian Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., who introduced the first budget no-frills airline, AirAsia, to Malaysians with the tagline "Now everyone can fly". He has since founded the Tune Group of companies.
Tony was admitted as Associate Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in 1991 and became Fellow Member in 1996. He is currently a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Upon his return to Malaysia, he became the youngest managing director of Warner Music (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. As well as being an accountant, Fernandes is an amateur guitarist and also has achieved grade 8 piano which is where his musical inclination lies. He was responsible for revolutionising ethnic music, nasyid and dangdut, bringing them into the mainstream of contemporary Malaysian music.
He subsequently became the South East Asian regional vice-president for Warner Music Group from 1992-2001. When Time Warner Inc announced its merger with America Online Inc., Fernandes left to pursue his dream of starting a budget no-frills airline. However, his application for a license from the Malaysian government was rejected.
Tony Ventures
2001
Tony launching Air Asia with cooprate with Datuk Pahamin A. Rejab. That project has involved money as much as US$11 million (RM40 million) .
2009
Tony Fernandes is the founder of the Caterham F1 Formula One team, which began racing in 2010 as Lotus Racing and raced in 2011 as Team Lotus.
Tony Frenandes Achievements and Awards
Extra Informations
In January 2013, Forbes Asia valued Fernandes' personal wealth at $230 million ranking him at number 24 on the Forbes list of Malaysia's Richest.
Fernandes is a fan of English club West Ham United. Fernandes has been involved in talks concerning a takeover at West Ham United. In May 2011, Fernandes was linked with a buying a share in the club.
Labels: Air Asia, airline, businessman, CEO, F1 founder, Indian, Malaysia richest, West Ham FC
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