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Early years[edit]
Fernandes was born in Kuala Lumpur to an Indian father (a physician, originally from Goa) and Portuguese-Eurasian mother, Ena Dorothy Fernandes of Malacca, Malaysia.[2][3] At a young age, he used to follow his mother, a businesswoman, to Tupperware dealer parties and conventions. He was educated at The Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur, Epsom College from 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.[4]
Tony was admitted as Associate Member of the Association of Chartered
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He was promoted to Managing Director, Warner Music Malaysia in 1992 and to Regional Managing Director, Warner Music South East Asia in 1996. In 1999, he became the Vice President of Warner Music South East Asia. |
Tony's many awards include: Honor of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, conferred by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2011 for services to promote commercial and educational links between the UK and Malaysia. In 2010, the French government had conferred on him the award of Officer of the Legion d'Honneur, the highest award that can be conferred on a non-French national.
He was named as one of the world's 100 most creative people in business for 2011 by New York-based business magazine Fast Company, and awarded the Inaugural ‘Travel Business Leaders Award’ winner by CNBC.
Strategy in business.
Caterham Racing
Caterham Racing, also created by Fernandes, competes in the GP2 Series.
Caterham Cars
On 27 April 2011, Fernandes announced that his company had purchased Caterham Cars.
EQ8 Energy Drink
EQ8 is a natural energy drink and the first FMCG product from Fernandes and his business partner Kamarudin Meranun. Football League
West Ham United
Fernandes is a fan of English club West Ham United. Fernandes has been involved in talks concerning a takeover at West Ham United. In May 2011, Fernandes was linked with a buying a share in the club.[10] On 1 June 2011, his Twitter feed
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