SHAH ALAM – Capital A’s long-serving executive Aireen Omar is concluding her two-decade chapter with the group, marking the end of a career that shaped some of the company’s most significant transformations.
Capital A Bhd stated that Aireen, 52, will be leaving the organisation effective Friday.
She most recently held the positions of BigPay group chief executive officer (CEO) and AirAsia Rewards CEO, two core pillars of Capital A’s digital ecosystem.
BigPay functions as the group’s digital financial services platform, providing e-wallet, payments, and fintech solutions, while AirAsia Rewards (previously known as BigLife) operates as its lifestyle and loyalty programme.
Capital A CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said Aireen has been a pivotal leader in the group’s evolution into a digital-first organisation, spearheading technology and transformation initiatives across the conglomerate.
“I thank her for the immense passion and hard work she has poured into the company over the past two decades and wish her all the best in her next chapter,” he added.
Aireen joined AirAsia in 2006 as corporate finance director, overseeing treasury, fuel procurement, insurance and investor relations.
Her career began at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc in New York before she returned to Malaysia to work in several major financial institutions.
In 2012, she became executive director and CEO of AirAsia Bhd, making her one of the earliest female airline CEOs in Asia.
She later held the deputy group CEO role before moving into senior positions across Capital A’s burgeoning digital ventures.
In 2023, she was appointed Capital A’s president of the investment and ventures division, a role in which she led venture building, fundraising efforts, and strategic investments across the group’s expanding ecosystem.
Earlier in the year, Aireen resigned as Senheng New Retail Bhd independent non-executive director due to personal commitments.
However, she continues to serve as a non-independent non-executive director at Tune Protect Group Bhd, a role she has held since 2019.
By midday on Friday, Capital A shares had risen 1.5 sen, or 3.85 per cent, reaching 40 sen, giving the company a market value of RM1.75 billion and marking a 35 per cent gain for the year to date.