To be successful, there are two things that we should know which are set one big goal and achieve with courage. This advice comes from a very successful entrepreneur which is Paul Getty, the oil tycoon that start his business from the bottom. But here, we don't want to talk about him. So, let's change the channel to our renowned Malaysian entrepreneur which is Tan Sri Tony Fernandes. Do you guys know him? What!?? You can't recognize who is he? okay okay. Let's take a picture of him, so that you will get a clue about him. zzAAsss..
handsome, right? :D
Now, I would like to review a little bit about him. Dato' Tony Francis Fernandes is born on April 30, 1964. Dato' Tony Fernandes is a part of Goan which from his father and Malaccan Portuguese-Eurasian blood that comes from his mother. He is the son of late Dr. Stephen Edward Fernandes and Ena Dorothy Fernandes. He began to gain knowlegde at Alice Smith Kuala Lumpur and after that further his study at Epsom College, UK (1977-1983) and lastly graduate from the London School of Economic in 1987. He worked very briefly with Virgin Atlantic as an auditor and subsequently becoming the financial controller for Richard Branson's Virgin Records in London from 1987 to 1989. He also admits that he as member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in 2008. During his golden age, he has been awarded as the Inaugural 'Travel Business Leader Award' by CNBC. The other awards include the Honor of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, conferred by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2011 for services to promote commercial and educational links between the UK and Malaysia. Besides, in 2010, the French government had conferred on a non-French national. But guys, for me, what is the most interesting part about Dato' Tony is his involvement as the prime mover in establishment and operation of Air Asia, the most successful budget airline in Asia.
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