Y. Bhg. Datuk Tony Fernandes commenced his career in the music industry. Datuk Tony worked with the Virgin Group before moving on to Warner Music International London. At the age of 27, Datuk Tony was transferred back to Malaysia to head Warner Music Malaysia where he had 12 illustrious years with Warner with his last position being Vice President Asian. During his tenure with Warner, Datuk Tony was also actively involved in developing the Malaysian Music Industry.

Datuk Tony founded Tune Air Sdn Bhd in 2001. Together with three partners Datuk Tony took over AirAsia Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s second national carrier and successfully relaunched the airline as Asia’s first low cost carrier in December 2001. Since then, AirAsia has grown the Malaysian air travel market through its revolutionary low fares, frequent, reliable flights and offering innovative internet-based booking reservation channels. AirAsia recorded profits every month since the first day of operation and has recently won landing rights at three international destinations – Bali, Phuket and Bangkok.@ Sept 03

Mr Alan Tan founded the TimeCom Holdings Sdn Bhd Group in 1984 with the primary aim of providing IT learning programs for children. Alan pioneered the local IT learning industry at a time when IT was in its infancy in Malaysia. After years of challenging schools to implement courseware he personally initiated, the Group has flourished to become the market leader in the provision of IT learning programs to over 150,000 pupils in approximately 200 pre-schools and schools throughout the country.

Mr Tan has led the Group’s diversification initiatives as an IT solutions provider and through selective networking, has procured the sole distributorship for certain major PC systems, PC components and related products. He has won several coveted excellence and quality awards, including the 2002 Yazhou Zhoukan’s Most Outstanding Young Chinese Entrepreneur for Malaysia. Recently, Mr Tan signed a memorandum with OIC Networks Sdn Bhd to provide IT education expertise to 56 Islamic nations, creating a global platform for the Group.@ Sept 03– Bali, Phuket and Bangkok.@ Sept 03

Ms Theresa Fong founded Caelygirl in 1986 to manufacture and market lingerie products. She started her operations from rented shoplots, and due to limited capital and resources, she chose to market her products through the direct selling method. This method enabled her to capitalize on network marketing whereby she trained and educated her down liners to promote and market Caelygirl’s ladies undergarments. Today Caelygirl has more than 150 stockists and 30,000 entrepreneurs throughout Malaysia.

Within a year of operations, Caelygirl moved to its own two units of 3 ½ story buildings and a few years later, to a fully integrated modern factory building on 7 ½ acres of land. Caelygirl now exports to 17 countries including Canada, USA, most of the European Community and China. Under Ms Fong’s leadership, Caelygirl was recently listed on the Second Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. Both Ms Theresa Fong and Caelygirl have won many quality and excellence awards.@ Sept 03

Dato’ Mohd. Nadzmi started his career as a professional manager – He was appointed the CEO of Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd and 3 years later as CEO of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd. He made the successful transition to being an entrepreneur in 1996 when he took over the ownership and management of Mara Holdings, now known as Nadicorp Holdings. Despite the Asian financial crisis, he successfully turned around the loss making Group within 1 ½ years with his own innovative management style and by revamping the corporate and operational structure.

Nadicorp is today Malaysia’s biggest Bumiputra conglomerate and is at the forefront of land transportation industry serving 60 million customers a year with 1,200 buses plying 234 routes throughout Peninsular Malaysia. His achievements earned him many accolades, including being inducted into the prestigious membership of the “Global Leaders of Tomorrow” at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. He currently serves as the President of Badminton Association of Malaysia.@ Sept 03