Background of Tony Fernandes Tony Fernandes was born on 30 April 1964 in Kuala Lumpur to an Indian father who was originally from Chennai‚ India and a Christian Eurasian mother of mixed Portuguese and Malaccan descent. He was educated at Epsom College from 1977 to 1983 and graduated from London School of Economics in 1987. He had worked briefly with Virgin Atlantic as a Financial Controller. He was also the youngest CEO to lead the Warner Music Records (Malaysia) before deciding to set up Tune Air
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“Dr. Wilson your 11:30 is here” Sam looked up from his next patient’s case files that he was reviewing. “Thank you Sharon‚ send him in” Tony Stark‚ genius‚ billionaire‚ playboy‚ philanthropist‚ CEO of Stark Industries and Iron Man. Saying Sam was surprised when he got this case is an understatement. Mr. Stark has been having weekly session with Sam for the past six months now. The prickly man refused to speak during the first session after stating he was only here to fulfill an obligation to a
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------------------------------------------------- Tony Tan Caktiong and Jollibee Success Story Friday‚ January 30th‚ 2009 at 9:08 am Tony Tan Caktiong’s Jollibee has been one of the most admired‚ most copied‚ most innovative and most professionally-run company here in the Philippines. It has been the number one fastfood chain overtaking giants such as Mc Donalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC. How did a local jolly red bee knocked down a multinational red-haired clown named Ronald? Let’s
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winning coach and author Tony Dungy reflects on what it takes to achieve significance in life in his book titled Uncommon. He is looked to by many as the epitome of the success and significance that is highly valued in our culture from the dominance of athleticism in society. In his book he gives examples of young men who are trying to achieve significance through football and all that goes with a professional athletic career‚ such as money‚ power‚ and a celebrity status. Tony Dungy has had all of that
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Tony Fernandes founded Tune Air Sdn Bhd in 2001‚ with a vision to make air travel more affordable to Malaysians. With that in mind‚ Tony and his three partners bought over AirAsia from its owner DRB-Hicom. Tune Air’s initial project was to remodel AirAsia into a low fare no frills carrier after successful low fare airlines such as U.S.-based Southwest Airlines and Dublin-based Ryanair and create a new aviation product in Malaysia. Under Tony’s leadership‚ the fledging airline with a RM40 million
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ZHANGQIU TONY MADE MACHINERY CO.‚LTD is an integrated enterprise specializing in development‚ production and sales‚ which is a professional pelleting equipment manufacturer recognized by General Administration of Quality Supervision‚ Inspection and Quarantine for over 15 years. Located in Zhangqiu‚Jinan‚North China‚ we enjoy convenient water‚ land‚ railway and air transportation. ZHANGQIU TONY MADE MACHINERY CO.‚LTD is a hi-tech biomass pellet machine manufacturer that integrates scientific research
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Tony Tan Caktiong (simplified Chinese: 陈觉中; traditional Chinese: 陳覺中; pinyin: Chén Juézhōng) is a Chinese Filipino entrepreneur and the founder and current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Filipino fast food chain Jollibee. He attended high school at Chiang Kai Shek College and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering. Tan had initially planned an ice cream parlor when he founded Jollibee‚ then added dishes such as hamburgers‚ french fries‚ and
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dreams. Despite having no prior experience in the airline industry‚ he still went ahead to acquire an airline. With regards venturing into an industry he had no prior experience in‚ Tony Fernandes said‚ "It really was a little bit of stick your finger in the air and hope for the best.” [3] It is evident that Tony Fernandes was not a man who was afraid of taking risks and this can be illustrated by many examples. Acquiring a company that was heavily in debt coupled with having zero experience in
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Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes is the son of the late Stephen Edward Fernandes‚ and Ena Dorothy Fernandez. When he was young‚ he used to follow his mother‚ a businesswoman‚ to Tupperware dealer parties and conventions. He was educated at Epsom College 1977-83 and then graduated from the London School of Economics in 1987. He worked very briefly with Virgin Atlantic as an auditor‚ subsequently becoming the financial controller for Richard Branson’s Virgin Records in London from 1987 to 1989.[1] Tony was admitted
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1977 to 1983 and graduated from the London School of Economics in 1987. He worked very briefly with Virgin Atlantic as an auditor‚ subsequently becoming the financial controller for Richard Branson’s Virgin Records in London from 1987 to 1989.[3] Tony was admitted as Associate Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in 1991 and became Fellow Member in 1996. He is currently a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Upon his return
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