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Tharumalingam Kanagalingam
Chief Executive Officer at
AIRASIA X
Profile
Tharumalingam Kanagalingam is the Group Chief Executive Officer at AirAsia X Bhd.
since 2026.
.
He is the Chief Executive Officer & Director at AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd. since 2022.
He is also a Director at Teleport Commerce Malaysia Sdn.
Bhd.
Formerly, Mr. Kanagalingam was the Non-Independent Executive Director & Deputy CEO at Capital A Bhd.
from 2017 to 2018.
He was Chief Executive Officer at Capital A Bhd.
He served as Director at AirAsia (India) Pvt Ltd. He was the President Commissioner at PT AirAsia Indonesia Tbk from 2022 to 2024.
He worked as Production Controller at EMI Music Publishing Malaysia Sdn.
and as Manager-Operations & Promotions at Warner Music (Malaysia) Sdn.
Tharumalingam Kanagalingam active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| AIRASIA X | Chief Executive Officer | 2026-01-18 |
AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd.
 AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Teleport Commerce Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
 Teleport Commerce Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Provides cargo and logistics services | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Tharumalingam Kanagalingam
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| PT AIRASIA INDONESIA TBK | Chairman | 2024-08-19 |
| AIRASIA GROUP | Director/Board Member | 2018-09-03 |
EMI Music Publishing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Warner Music (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
 Warner Music (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates as a music company | Chief Operating Officer | - |
| AIRASIA GROUP | Chief Executive Officer | - |
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39
1st degree connections
8
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 8 |
|---|---|
Capital A Bhd.
 Capital A Bhd. AirlinesTransportation Operates as an investment holding company whose subsidiaries provides aviation, maintenance, repair and overhaul, logistics, online travel agency and financial technology services | Transportation |
AirAsia X Bhd.
 AirAsia X Bhd. AirlinesTransportation Provides air transportation services | Transportation |
EMI Music Publishing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. | |
AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd.
AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company | Finance |
AirAsia (India) Pvt Ltd.
 AirAsia (India) Pvt Ltd. AirlinesTransportation Provides passenger air transportation services | Transportation |
Warner Music (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Warner Music (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates as a music company | Consumer Services |
PT AirAsia Indonesia Tbk
 PT AirAsia Indonesia Tbk AirlinesTransportation Provides passenger air transportation services | Transportation |
Teleport Commerce Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Teleport Commerce Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Provides cargo and logistics services | Transportation |
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