Kathleen Tan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) AirAsia Expedia (AAE),

lankanewspapersKathleen Tan (left)

 Kathleen Tan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) AirAsia Expedia (AAE),


AirAsia Expedia (AAE), a business entity cooperation between AirAsia, the leading online travel company in the world, Expedia Group, on Friday (01/04/2013) has announced the appointment of Kathleen Tan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

She will play a role in regulating and overseeing brand Expedia, Hotwire, and business Backick Online Travel Agency (OTA) in Southeast Asia, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

"We are very pleased to have Kathleen caliber business leaders to join the AirAsia Expedia. Kathleen has an impressive track record in building mask Apai AirAsia became the largest low cost airline in Asia over the next eight years, and we can not wait to see similar developments in AirAsia Expedia , "said group CEO Expedia, Dara Khosrowshahi, Friday (04/01/2013) in an email.

She previously served as Group Head of Commercial AirAsia and Senior Vice President in China since 2004, acting as the right hand of the AirAsia Group CEO, Tony Fernandes, AirAsia regulating and supervising the performance of up to 15 departments in six operating officer of AirAsia.

Within eight years, the strategic vision, courage and leadership she has made AirAsia earnings up to twenty times more than RM 10 billion (3.5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2012.

Kathleen has increased network AirAsia aircraft ranging from 20 to nearly 130 aircraft, making it a low cost airline with the most extensive network in Southeast Asia and China leading the region.

In addition, she has changed the brand AirAsia becomes cooler, redder, and is known throughout the world. AirAsia brand has won numerous awards, culminating in the award as a low cost airline in the world happened for four consecutive years is the result of 19 million passengers a survey conducted by Skytrax.

According to Brand Finance Plc., AirAsia brand is now worth 428 billion U.S. dollars. She has become a respected leader in the travel industry for his achievements, including selected as one of 10 Most Influential Woman by the Travel Industry Leader WebInTravel aviation legend and earned the nickname of Baidu, the leading search engine in China.

She came to Malaysia without knowing anything about aviation. However, her persistence has helped him overcome every challenge and managed to prove that she can handle the Asian travel market.


She will play a role in regulating and overseeing brand Expedia, Hotwire, and business Backick OTA Online Travel Agency in South East Asia, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Along with the development of AirAsia to success in its second decade, we feel Kathlen appropriate to achieve a higher position in Expedia AirAsia, AirAsia group chief executive officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.

Our focus for the next five years is an extra service and related businesses. Expedia AirAsia has incredible potential. With the presence of Kathleen as CEO, I believe the AEE and the OTA industry will continue to increase because he has a unique way to build a brand, and increase sales and revenue, said Tony.

It is said Kathleen, eight years working for AirAsia is an experience never to be forgotten and I thank Tony, Kamarudin, and the board of directors of AirAsia, which has always had faith in me and giving me the opportunity to fly high in the world AirAsia.