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AirAsia has appointed Andrew Littledale as Group Chief
Financial Officer, effective today, 14 February 2012.
In his new role,
reporting to Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun - Deputy Group Chief Executive
Officer & President of Group Finance, Treasury, Corporate Finance
and Legal - Littledale will have leadership responsibilities across
the group’s accounting and financial functions.
Andrew has nearly 22 years’ experience in banking and industry
sectors, having worked in various countries such as Chile, Egypt and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining AirAsia as Group
Financial Controller, he was the Chief Financial Officer for
AirAsia X since its inception in 2007.
Andrew’s
other appointments include Group Reporting Manager of Cookson plc,
Group Management Accountant of FKI plc in London and Group
Financial Accountant with Blue Circle Industries plc, London.
AirAsia Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and
President of Group Finance, Treasury, Corporate Finance and Legal,
Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun said, “I am pleased to promote a capable
and qualified executive from within our company. He has been part
of the AirAsia family for many years and Andrew brings extensive
experience in all aspects of finance including strategy, financial planning, technical accounting and business operations. Andrew has
shown he has the expertise, knowledge, and enthusiasm to participate in the growth of AirAsia and to manage the complex
financial elements.”
Andrew began his career as
credit analyst. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the
University of London and is an ACMA qualified accountant. Andrew
is also a holder of a JAA Private Pilot’s License.
Air Asia Group Chief Executive Officer, Tan Sri Dr Tony Fernandes
added, “Our former Regional Head of Finance Rozman Omar was a pioneer in AirAsia. After 10 years, he decided that he wanted more
of a challenge and had made that known to me. With that knowledge,
we have been grooming Andrew Littledale to succeed him. Rozman has
been a wonderful staff at AirAsia and I am sure he will add
tremendous value to his new employer ... The key to
a successful organisation is depth in talent. AirAsia is now
showing that it is a mature organisation and developing into a real powerhouse. It has grown from just a few personalities and
today’s appointment, I believe, reinforces AirAsia’s position as a global powerhouse in aviation.”
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