Dato’ Abdel Aziz @ Abdul Aziz Bin Abu Bakar, has taken lead position in Green Lubes Malaysia Sdn Bhd since 2014.
He is also taken role as Non-Executive Director of AirAsia Group Berhad (AAGB) on 30 March 2018. He is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board of AAGB.
In December 2001, Dato’ Aziz together with Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Pahamin Ab Rajab, acquired struggling domestic airline AirAsia, and with the help of Conor McCarthy, relaunched it as a pioneer of budget travel in Asia, building AirAsia into the world’s best low-cost carrier.
Dato’ Aziz served as Chairman of Performance and Artistes Rights Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PRISM), a collection society for performers of recorded music, and the Academy of Malaysian Music Industry Association (PAIMM) for more than 10 years until end 2012 and January 2011, respectively.
From 1981 to 1983, he was the Executive Director of Show masters (M) Sdn Bhd, an artiste management and concert promotion company. He subsequently joined BMG Music, serving as General Manager from 1989 to 1997 and as Managing Director from 1997 to 1999. He received a Diploma in Agriculture from the University of Pertanian Malaysia in 1975, a BSc in Agricultural Business from Louisiana State University, USA, in 1978, and an MBA from the University of Dallas, USA, in 1980.