Tan Sri Rafidah, Malaysian, aged 78, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board, on 3 March 2011, and re-designated as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Chairman upon listing of the Company on 10 July 2013.

She is also the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, as well as the Risk Management Committee of the Board, and the Safety Review Board of the Company.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, and a Master's degree in Economics, from the University of Malaya.

Tan Sri Rafidah served as a Senator from 1974 to 1978, and as a Member of Parliament, from 1978 to 2013. She was Malaysia's longest-serving Minister of International Trade and Industry, having served in that capacity, for 21 years, from 1987 to 2008.

Prior to this, she held the portfolio of Minister of Public Enterprises from 1980 to 1987, and Deputy Minister of Finance, from 1977 to 1980 after serving as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Public Enterprises in 1976.

Tan Sri Rafidah started her Career in the University of Malaya, and lectured at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, between 1966 and 1976. She now serves as an Adjunct Professor at the College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, and is the Chancellor of the Meritus University.

She has received awards from the states of Selangor, Perak, Melaka, Sarawak and Terengganu, as well as from Thailand, Argentina and Chile. She has also been conferred Honorary Doctorates from University Putra Malaysia, University Utara Malaysia, University Tun Razak Malaysia, University of Malaya, HELP University, and the Dominican University of California, United States of America.

Tan Sri Rafidah also serves as an Advisor to the Government of Sarawak, on the Renewable Energy Corridor (RECODA). She is also Patron of several National NGOs, including the National Cancer Society of Malaysia, NCSM, and the Women's Entrepreneur Associations, NAWEM and PENIAGAWATI.

Datuk Kamarudin bin Meranun (male), Malaysian, aged 60, is the co-founder of the Company. Datuk Kamarudin was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 6 June 2006. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Board on 3 February 2010 till 3 March 2011. Datuk Kamarudin was re-designated as the Non-Independent Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer on 30 January 2015. On 1 November 2018, he was re-designated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He is also a member of the Safety Review Board of the Company.

In December 2001, Datuk Kamarudin, together with Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Dato' Pahamin Ab Rajab and Dato' Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar acquired struggling domestic airline AirAsia and, with the help of Conor McCarthy, relaunched it as a pioneer of budget travel in Asia, building AirAsia into the world's best low-cost carrier.

Prior to setting up the Company, Datuk Kamarudin worked at Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank from 1988 to 1993 as a Portfolio Manager, managing both institutional and high net-worth individual clients' investment funds. 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.

He holds a Diploma in Actuarial Science from University Technology MARA (UiTM), and graduated with a BSc with Distinction (Magna Cum Laude) majoring in Finance in 1986 and an MBA in 1987 from Central Michigan University.

He received the Darjah Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN), which carries the title Datuk, from the Malaysian King in November 2013.

Datuk Kamarudin is a Non-Independent Executive Chairman of Airasia Group Berhad and Airasia Berhad. He is also a Director of Red Giants Football Club and a member of Board of Trustees for Mahathir Science Award Foundation.

Tan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes (male), Malaysian, aged 57, is the co-founder of the Company. Fernandes was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 18 July 2006 and was re-designated as the Non-Independent Executive Director and Co-Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2018. On 1 November 2018, he was re-designated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company.

Fernandes is one of Asia's most recognisable entrepreneurs, best known for co-founding low-cost carrier AirAsia and democratising air travel in the region.

In December 2001, Fernandes, together with Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Dato' Pahamin Ab Rajab and Dato' Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar acquired struggling domestic airline AirAsia and, with the help of Conor McCarthy, relaunched it as a pioneer of budget travel in Asia, building AirAsia into the world's best low-cost carrier.

Fernandes studied in the UK, and qualified as an Associate Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 1991, then as a Fellow Member in 1996. An accountant by training, he began his career in Virgin Group before returning to Malaysia as Warner Music Group's Vice President for Southeast Asia before venturing into the airline business.

He has received numerous honours and awards over the course of his career. These include the Honour of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, conferred by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2011, and the Commander of the Legion d'Honneur, awarded by the French Government for outstanding contributions to the economy of France through the aviation industry.

He is also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Group Berhad.

Tan Sri Asmat, Malaysian (Male), aged 77, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 13 May 2013. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.

Tan Sri Asmat graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics. He also holds a Diploma in European Economic Integration from the University of Amsterdam.

Tan Sri Asmat has vast experience of 35 years in various capacities in the public service and his last post as the Secretary General of the Ministry of International Trade & Industry Malaysia, a position he held since May 1992. In the last five (5) years prior to his retirement in 2001, Tan Sri Asmat served as a Board member of Malaysia Technology Development Corporation, Multimedia Development Corporation, Malaysian Trade Development Corporation, Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation and Perbadanan Johor.

Tan Sri Asmat was the Non-Executive Vice Chairman of YTL Cement Berhad from 19 March 2001 to 19 June 2019. He serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad and Compugates Holdings Berhad, and a Director of Malayan Cement Berhad (formerly known as Lafarge Malaysia Berhad), companies listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He is also a Director of JACTIM Foundation, a public company. Tan Sri Asmat is a Governor of JACTIM and has also represented Malaysia for several years as Governor on the Governing Board of The Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia.

Dato' Fam, Malaysian (Male), aged 60, was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 24 March 2008. He is also a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee as well as Risk Management Committee of the Company, and a member of the Safety Review Board of the Company.

He received his BA (Hons) from the University of Malaya in 1986 and LLB (Hons) from the University of Liverpool, England in 1989. Upon obtaining his Certificate of Legal Practice in 1990, he has been practising law since 1991 and is currently a Senior Partner at Messrs Gan & Zul.

Dato' Fam sat on the Board of Trustees of Yayasan PEJATI from 1996 to 2007. Since 2001, he has served as a legal advisor to the Chinese Guilds and Association and charitable organisations such as Yayasan SSL Haemodialysis Centre in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

He also serves as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of AirAsia Group Berhad.