Farouk joined AirAsia Aviation Group Limited as Deputy CEO (Corporate Services) on 8 January 2024. Currently he is responsible for Finance, Aircraft Leasing, Legal, Investor Relations and Strategy as well as providing oversight of Internal Audit and Risk Management for the Aviation Group.

Farouk has 15 years of experience working in investment banking, corporate finance, equity research and trading at institutions such as Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse. He also served as CEO and Chief Investment Officer at Urusharta Jamaah, an investment company, namely the Government Linked Investment Company (GLIC), where he was responsible for the management and rehabilitation of assets valued at over RM 10 billion.

Farouk advises several clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, capital market transactions, equity and debt. He has been involved in several important transactions in Malaysia.

Farouk completed his education with Master of Science (Finance and Economics) and Bachelor of Science (Economics) both from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

He has affiliated relations as Deputy CEO of the Company’s Shareholder (AirAsia Aviation Group Limited).

He completed his Bachelor of Accounting from the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, and graduated with a Master of Accountancy and Ph.D in Accountancy from Weatherhead School of Case Management Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, USA.

Experienced as Senior Auditor of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP); VP Finance & Administration Pertamina Energy Services in Singapore; Subsequently became Chief Financial Officer at PT Elnusa Tbk.; President Director of PT Tugu Pratama Indonesia (General Insurance); Chief Executive Officer of PT Jardine Lloyd Thompson Indonesia (JLTI); President Director of PT Asuransi Jiwa Tugu Mandiri.

Currently serves as Independent Commissioner and Head of Audit Committee of PT Asuransi Jiwa IFG; Head of Consultancy & Advisory ISEA-Indonesia Senior Executives Association. He is currently also active as a lecturer at the Master of Accounting FEBUI and Adjunct Faculty at GlobalNxt University Kuala Lumpur.

His specialization is in the field of BOD & Management coach & mentor and Coach & client mentoring on issues of corporate transformation & restructuring; GRC & GCG risk management; problem solving & decision making; various financial matters and provide professional recommendations on people-process-execution; investment opportunity, products and services.

Indonesian citizen, 48 years old. He completed his education in Law from the Faculty of Law, Trisakti University, Jakarta.

More than 20 years of experience in the field of Corporate Legal in several companies in Indonesia. Currently as Director at PT Fersindo Nusaperkasa previously as Director at PT Graphic Media and Head of Corporate Legal at PT Gajendra Adhi Sakti.