(07/03/23) Capital A has confirmed that Colin Currie will
have dual roles, working as both President – Commercial of Capital
A and as Chief Executive Officer of airasia Digital.
Capital A’s Head of Investments John Cheing has
been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer for airasia Digital
and airasia Super App.
The leadership transitions are in line with the
company’s growth plans to scale up Capital A’s digital business
portfolio, which includes its subsidiaries – the airasia Super App,
the travel & lifestyle platform and its fintech portfolio BigPay.
Colin Currie
“As
demonstrated in our Q4 2022 results which showed strong
performances in both our Super App and fintech business, we
are excited to be launching the next phase of growth in our
digital portfolios,” said Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A. “I have full confidence in Commercial President
of Capital A, Colin Currie to take the CEO role for airasia
Digital given his past experience of leading Adidas to
record-breaking growth in the regional market he managed. He will
be heading a competent team to create stronger synergy and a
better user experience in travel and payment by forging a closer
collaboration between the airasia Super App and BigPay platforms
for the users within the Capital A ecosystem. John’s experience as the Head of Investments for
Capital A and his close involvement especially with the strategic
planning of airasia Super App will also be beneficial in his new
role as the CFO for airasia Digital. Both Colin and John will work
closely with me to scale our digital business portfolio up.”
The airasia Super App is the one-stop travel,
e-commerce and fintech platform business of Capital A, offering
consumers over 15 lines of products and services via the Super App
as well as the airasia.com website. The company says that the airasia Super App
has a digital ecosystem of 51 million users.
BigPay is a Southeast Asian fintech group founded
in 2017. The company is committed to democratising financial
literacy, accessibility, and wellbeing in the region by providing
accessible, transparent, simple and secure digital financial
services. From payments to international transfers,
micro-insurance, personal loans, savings and smart budgeting, the
goal is to drive sustainable change for consumers and businesses
across Southeast Asia.
“I am excited
to be guiding airasia Digital as it pursues its vision of creating
an ecosystem of businesses that connect with our customers in
their everyday life bringing them the best of travel, financial
and lifestyle services,” said Mr. Currie. “We believe that our digital journey has
much more room for growth as we aim to become one of the leading
travel Super Apps within ASEAN and beyond. I look forward to
working with John whose strong financial knowledge and experience
will help drive strategic goals, deliver value and ultimately
bring our digital businesses to new heights while ensuring we
continue to be profitable.”
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