AIREEN OMAR
Group Chief Executive Officer, BigPay
Aireen, 51, leads BigPay in its mission to be an Asean fintech company by providing financial services that Southeast Asians need with accessible and impactful financial services to enhance their lives. She oversees the company's strategic growth, product development and regional expansion ensuring BigPay continues to drive innovation and financial inclusion across Asean.
She is also a Non-Executive Director of Tune Protect Group Berhad and Director of Seng Heng New Retail Berhad.
Aireen joined AirAsia in January 2006 as Director of Corporate Finance. Her portfolio expanded rapidly to include Insurance, Treasury, Fuel Procurement and Investor Relations functions. Taking on these roles, she was instrumental in shaping the development of AirAsia into one of the fastest growing and most highly-acclaimed airlines globally. In 2012, Aireen was appointed as AirAsia Berhad's Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer.
She began her career at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc, where she served as an Associate from 1997-2000 in New York and London, her last position being at the Equity Arbitrage Proprietary Trading Desk focusing on international equities, equity derivatives and equity-linked products. After returning to Malaysia in 2001, she served in several major local financial institutions including the Maybank Group, the country's largest banking and financial services group.
Her accolades include the Outstanding CEO Achievement Award by Malaysian Women of Excellence, Corporate Treasurer's 25 Most Influential Women in Treasury, Masterclass Woman CEO of the Year by Selangor Excellence Business Awards, Eminent Leaders in Asia at the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards (ACES), and APAC CEO of the Year 2017 by Aviation 100 Awards. Under her leadership, AirAsia was awarded Digital Transformer of the Year in Malaysia at the IDC Digital Transformation Awards (DXa) 2019.
Aireen is an Economics graduate from the London School of Economics and Political Science and holds a Master's in Economics from New York University.