It’s confirmed – Philip See is new Firefly CEO

November 20, 2018 editor Airlines, Corporate News, firefly, malaysia airlines, malaysia aviation group, philip see

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has appointed Philip See as the new chief executive officer of Firefly, effective Jan 1, 2019.

He is currently the head of strategy and network at Malaysia Airlines (MAS).

This confirms a StarBiz report which appeared on Nov 16 on his appointment as CEO of Firefly, replacing Ignatius Ong, who has been MAS’ group chief revenue officer since June this year.

MAG said See was no stranger to the airline. He first joined MAS in 2004 and served in the Turnaround Management Office. Then, See was responsible for implementing the Business Turnaround Plan and consequently, the Business Transformation Plan.

He left the airline in 2010 and joined consulting firm McKinsey & Company where he was an associate. He rejoined the airline in 2015 as Network Planner.

Prior to joining the airline in 2004, See was with Deutsche Bank as a financial analyst in the London office, looking at equity and merger and acquisition markets in the Asia-Pacific region. He was also a consultant with Arthur D Little prior to joining the airline.

See holds a First Class Honours degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, Britain.

“With his experience across the different disciplines within finance, strategy and network both in Malaysia and abroad, See understands the complexities of the business and will bring to Firefly a wide breadth of knowledge,” MAG said.

MAG also announced that Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh had been appointed CEO of MASKargo effective Sept 1 and a month later, Hazman Hilmi Sallahuddin was appointed CEO of Project Amal.

Ibrahim has over 20 years of experience in various fields within cargo handling, while Hazman was with Khazanah Nasional Bhd where he had served in various roles across the organisation.

”I am confident that the new leadership will bring new energy and purpose to the business. The diversity of our new leaders, their backgrounds and experience will help us reach our goals as a group,” said MAG Group CEO Izham Ismail.

Source: TheStar