Tony Fernandes retires from all board positions except AirAsia and AirAsia X

Group CEO of AirAsia and CEO of airasia.com Tony Fernandes (pictured) is stepping down from all board positions except for AirAsia Group and AirAsia X, in a bid to move the next generation of leaders at the airline to the forefront.

In a series of tweets, Fernandes also clarified that he will remain on the board of AirAsia and AirAsia X, as well as CEO of AirAsia Group and CEO of airasia.com. He added that leadership is about succession planning and always giving youths a chance.

As the first step of stepping back and moving the next generation of @airasia leaders into the forefront I will be stepping down of all boards except @airasia group and airasia X.

— Tony Fernandes (@tonyfernandes) September 18, 2019

For clarity. I will remain on the board of @airasia and airasia x. And CEO of airasia group and ceo of https://t.co/KkvaO25LYW

— Tony Fernandes (@tonyfernandes) September 18, 2019

Rest of my positions in the boards and management will go to my young amazing leaders. So so many of them. Leadership is about succession planning always giving youth a chance. #succession

— Tony Fernandes (@tonyfernandes) September 18, 2019

Fernandes was recently named CEO of airasia.com during a management reshuffle which also saw Spencer Lee, Aireen Omar, Bo Lingam and Karen Cha helm new roles. Last week, he also announced the opening of Santan and T&Co at Mid Valley Megamall, AirAsia's very own restaurant that aims to be a highly efficient fast food chain specialising in ASEAN dishes at affordable prices.

According to him, Santan and T&Co will be the next “digital restaurant” with automated food preparation processes and the use of digital ordering facilities to offer a seamless and convenient digital journey for consumers.