“employees come number one, customers come number two. If you have a happy workforce they”
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Tony Fernandes
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes is a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia. Fernandes turned AirAsia, a failing government-linked commercial airline, into a highly successful budget airline public-listed company. He has since founded the Tune Group of companies. Until 2021, he was the owner of Caterh…
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business · Malaysian entrepreneur (born 1964) · entrepreneur · also Tony Fernandes, Anthony Francis Fernandes, Fernandes
Born 30 April 1964 · Q173381
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2026· 2 entries
“Many fans attacking me. Doing our best. As I said we won”
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Asia's Most Influential Malaysia (2021).
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2020· 2 entries
As of 2020, Forbes valued Fernandes' net worth at US$335 million, dropping from US$650 million that rank him at number 28 on the Forbes list of Malaysia's Richest in February 2014 then.
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Fernandes ventured to food delivery as COVID-19 has hit hard on Air Asia
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2018· 3 entries
Reported net worth: $745M (as of 2018).
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Fernandes announced that more low-cost carrier terminals would be developed, and confirmed that while AirAsia needed new planes, he had not yet decided on an aircraft manufacturer
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Fernandes was named the head of Malaysia Stadium Corporation (MSC) by the Malaysian Youth and Sports Ministry
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2017· 1 entry
Fernandes launches his first memoir, Flying High, published by Penguin Books
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2013· 2 entries
Fernandes hosted the first season of The Apprentice Asia, the Asian spin-off of the reality game show The Apprentice, in which a group of aspiring young businesspeople compete for the chance to work with Fernandes
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Fernandes said in an interview that he would leave the club if he was unable to "fix" their problems
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2011· 1 entry
“Gold and Sullivan can say whatever they want. I have been a lifelong fan and would have brought good money, good ideas, new people and a new belief. As for PR stunts. Wow. They are always in the press making huge claims. Were we not supposed to be in Europe. Now we have been relegated. Two sacked managers. All good players will be sold. No new training ground which is the most important ingredient I feel. Look at how many injuries we have. And more investment into the academy.”
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2010· 1 entry
As Lotus Racing and raced in 2011 as Team Lotus
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2007· 1 entry
Fernandes started a hotel chain, Tune Hotels, based on the no frills concept
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2005· 1 entry
“Excellence In Leadership - Asia Pacific Leadership Awards 2009”
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2003· 1 entry
Made the list of Business Week's "25 Stars of Asia" in 2005
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1983· 1 entry
Studied at Epsom College (1976–1983).
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1964· 1 entry
Born 1964-04-30.
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