Datuk Kamarudin Bin Meranun, Malaysian, aged 53, was appointed a Director of the Company on 12 December 2001; an Executive Director
in January 2004; and Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 8 December 2005. Thereafter, he was re-designated as Deputy Group Chief
Executive Officer & President of Group Finance, Treasury, Corporate Finance and Legal effective from 13 February 2012; Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director on 30 June 2012; and a Non-Independent Executive Chairman on 6 November 2013.
Datuk Kamarudin and Tan Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes founded the AirAsia Group, having acquired and relaunched the struggling AirAsia in
December 2001.
Prior to AirAsia, Datuk Kamarudin worked in Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank from 1988 to 1993 as a Portfolio Manager. In 1994, he was appointed
Executive Director of Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Innosabah Securities Sdn Bhd. He subsequently acquired the shares
of the joint venture partner of Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, which was later renamed Intrinsic Capital Management Sdn Bhd.
Datuk Kamarudin received a Diploma in Actuarial Science from University Technology MARA (UiTM) and was named the Best Actuarial
Student by the Life Insurance Institute of Malaysia in 1983. He received a BSc with Distinction (Magna Cum Laude) majoring in Finance in
1986, and an MBA from Central Michigan University in 1987.
Datuk Kamarudin was awarded the Darjah Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN), which carries the title Datuk, from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 21
November 2013.
He is a Non-Independent Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia X Berhad and a Non-Independent Non-Executive
Director of Tune Ins Holdings Berhad. He is also a Director of Yayasan Pendidikan Titiwangsa.