Malaysia's iconic entrepreneur Fernandes awarded the CBE honour by Queen Elizabeth

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - Malaysia's iconic entrepreneur, Tony
Fernandes, has been awarded the Commander of the Order of the British
Empire (CBE) honour by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Fernandes is also the Team Lotus Team Principal and AirAsia Group
Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The award was conferred on him "for services to promote commercial and educational links" between the United Kingdom and Malaysia.

"It is a recognition of the hard work, determination and effort on the part of all my partners, colleagues and staff in AirAsia, Tune Group and Team Lotus," Fernandes said in a statement Sunday.

The CBE is the second major award to be conferred on him in Europe after the the title of Officer of the Legion d'honneur in 2010, the highest award for a non-French national for his outstanding contributions to the aviation
industry.

Fernandes was also recently named "Asia Businessman of the Year 2010", by the international magazine, Forbes.