Congrats to my idol! AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes received the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Leadership Award at a recent congress attended by prominent business executives and industry thought leaders from across Asia. The award was presented to Mr Fernandes for his exemplary leadership skills in driving excellence within his organization. The award was given at the recent GIL 2009: Asia Pacific, A Growth, Innovation and Leadership Congress in Kuala Lumpur, which was attended by 250 business leaders. Frost & Sullivan holds the event annually. Frost & Sullivan is a US-based consulting firm that serves global top 1000 companies and that focuses on the research and analyses of new market opportunities for business growth. In choosing Tony for the award, Frost & Sullivan said it considered factors including social impact, profit margins, stock price, overall market growth and penetration, growth in market share, and over all industry impact. Of his award, Mr Fe...