Dato' Sri Tony is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Tune Group. He is also the Group Chief Executive Director of AirAsia since December 2001.

Prior to Tune and AirAsia, Dato' Sri Tony was Financial Controller at Virgin Communications London from 1987 to 1989, Senior Financial Analyst at Warner Music International London from 1989 to 1992, Managing Director at Warner Music Malaysia, from 1992 to 1996, Regional Managing Director, ASEAN from August 1996 to December 1999 and Vice President, ASEAN from December 1999 to July 2001 at Warner Music South East Asia.

Dato' Sri Tony graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in Accounting and Finance and became an Associate Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 1991. He later became a Fellow Member in 1996. He was admitted as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in 2008.

Among the awards that he has received are the "Recording Industry Person of the Year 1997" by the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia, "Malaysia CEO of the Year 2003" by American Express, the Business Times' "Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year – Malaysia 2003", "Airline Business Strategy Award 2005 and Low Cost Leadership" by Airline Business and "Asia Pacific Aviation Executive" by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation ("CAPA") for the year 2004 and 2005. He was also named the Master Entrepreneur of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 Malaysia. In 2007, Dato' Sri Tony was awarded 'The Brand Laureate' Brand Personality for his exemplary performance, dedication and contribution towards the aviation industry in Malaysia. In 2009, Dato' Sri Tony was awarded the CAPA Legend Award (Aviation Hall of Fame).

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