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CEOs
AMAR ABROL
Amar Abrol (Male), aged 49, the Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer of AirAsia India, has over 20 years of experience
in financial services, most recently as the Chief Executive Officer
of Tune Money, a startup that aims to deliver low-cost financial
products in Asean.
Before joining Tune Money in 2013, he spent 19 years with
American Express, leading diverse teams across multiple markets
including Hong Kong, Singapore, UK, India and Malaysia.
Amar has done business across Asia, Europe and Latin America
and brings strong cross-cultural communication, negotiation
skills and a strong leadership quotient with a will to win. He
is decisive and good at collaborating across geographies and
industries. He has a strong focus on the P&L while being a
people-oriented leader.
Amar has successfully launched several world-first projects
in his previous roles building emerging and mobile payment
channels. He has been lauded for turning around businesses and
has also won Leadership, Excellence & Chairman Awards.
Born and raised in India, Amar graduated from Delhi University
and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India.
He brings an aggressive and competitive approach combined with
a can-do attitude which inspires his team to raise the bar and go
the extra mile in achieving milestones.
JENNYWAKANA
Jenny Wakana (Female), aged 38, contributed to the launch of
AirAsia Japan as a consultant, acting as a bridge to the Group.
She will continue to build on Group synergies to accelerate the
growth of AirAsia Japan.
Jenny was previously our Group Head of Branding and
Communications, working closely with Tan Sri (Dr) Tony
Fernandes in forming AirAsia Group’s brand and communications
strategy. During her tenure, AirAsia received multiple awards
for successful brand campaigns. Jenny was also in charge of
AirAsia’s corporate culture as well as award-winning inflight
magazine Travel360.
Prior to joining AirAsia, Jenny was Senior Director of
Communications at Coach, a multinational luxury fashion
company headquartered in New York City. She was also an editor
of the Martha Stewart Living magazine in Japan. Jenny graduated
from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.
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