Ray Berja Appointed MD of airasia Super App Philippines

(08 Mar 2022, 10:28 +07)  Ray Berja, AirAsia Philippines' Chief Finance Officer, has been appointed as Managing Director of airasia Super App - Philippines.

As MD of airasia Super App - Philippines, Ray will lead the overall operations of the company’s local footprint – expanding lines of business and driving in user numbers.

Ray Berja

Ray started his career with AirAsia three years ago as a CFO in its airline business in Philippines. He helped deliver a positive EBITDA in 2019, driving business collaboration among internal stakeholders and external strategic partners.

He has over 18 years of experience working with external audit firms, multinational companies, Philippines’ media empire ABS-CBN, fast food giant Jollibee, telecoms pioneer PLDT Global and Philippines’ largest e-wallet provider and payment app Mynt GCash (JV between Ayala, Globe and Ant Financial Alipay).

Ray will spearhead the official launch of the airasia Super App in Philippines, which is set to happen in the third week of March.

“Airasia, as a global leader in attainable travel and lifestyle experience, has always been an early adopter of innovations that benefit its customers,” said Ray Berja. “Now that we are fully geared to join the robust Super App market here in Philippines, I am excited to lead and work with my team in establishing an integrated travel and lifestyle ecosystem for Filipinos. Frictionless connection with needs is the lifestyle of the future – and we are glad to be ushering it in here.”

The airasia Super App was launched in 2020 as a culmination to the group’s digital transformation into a comprehensive lifestyle platform. It currently hosts a wide array of businesses that include flights, hotels and delivery services. The airasia group was hailed as one of three ASEAN Unicorns based in Malaysia by a recent Credit Suisse report in the following year, receiving a valuation of USD 1 billion.

Tony Fernandes, CEO of the airasia holding company Capital A, is determined to make the company a major player in the ASEAN digital economy and expects it to contribute 50% of the group’s revenue alongside its airline segment by 2026.

Ray reports directly to airasia Super App Chief Executive Officer Amando Woo.