Tony Fernandes | |
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Born | Anthony Francis Fernandes 30 April 1964 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Education | London School of Economics (BAcc) |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Years active | 1987–present |
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Spouses | Deborah Lee Bergstrom
(m. 1994; sep. 2004)Chloe Kim (m. 2017) |
Children | 3 |
Tan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes PSM, CBE (born 30 April 1964) is a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia.[1] 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. He is the owner of Caterham Group, the parent company of British car manufacturer Caterham Cars. Until July 2023, he was the majority shareholder of Queens Park Rangers F.C..