Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia Indonesia

Veranita Yosephine Sinaga joined AirAsia as the Deputy CEO of AirAsia Indonesia in July 2019.

She was promoted to AirAsia Indonesia CEO in November 2019 where she is responsible for delivering on the company’s mission to keep flying affordable in Asean’s largest market.

Working alongside government and industry stakeholders in Indonesia, Veranita also plays an integral role in leading local transformation efforts in Indonesia as the company expands beyond air transport to offer travel and lifestyle services, as well as financial services.

Veranita holds an MBA degree from INSEAD, and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia. She is also a strong people, diversity and inclusion leader, and in 2016 was recognised by UN Women with the HeForShe award for her work to create a gender equal world.

Veranita joined AirAsia after spending more than 18 years in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales industry. Prior to AirAsia, Veranita served as Sales Director at Kraft Heinz Indonesia, where she led and orchestrated multiple commercial growth initiatives and spent a number of years with Danone Waters Indonesia and British American Tobacco Indonesia.