Teleporting the AirFreight Business Into the Stratosphere
Outsiders mentality is really important.
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This week on Transformation Talks, we're chatting with Pete Chareonwongsak: the visionary CEO of #Teleport, a subsidiary of Air Asia that's taken the airfreight world by storm!
Get ready to hear the fascinating story of how Pete pivoted from passengers to cargo, the key ingredients that fuel Teleport's service excellence, and how he built a high-performance organisation that thrives on an entrepreneurial spirit.
We'll also unpack his experience transitioning from traditional point-to-point airfreight to a seamless end-to-end model, all while keeping customer values and performance at the forefront.
Welcome to Transformation Talks, where we dive into the riveting world of change management and business transformation. Join us as we navigate challenges, opportunities, and insights from visionary leaders shaping the future.
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Tags: Business Management, Business Model, Transformation & Change
Arul Aruleswaran is a transformation architect, researcher, and author whose work explores leadership, human development, organisational transformation, and emerging technologies. Drawing on more than two decades of experience across supply chains, government services, and business transformation, he combines practitioner insight with interdisciplinary research to examine how individuals and organisations navigate complexity, uncertainty, and change. His current work focuses on discernment, stewardship, and Human-AI interaction through Emergence Mirror Labs (EML), where he is developing frameworks for leadership, organisational development, and responsible AI. Arul writes regularly on leadership, transformation, decision-making, and the human dimensions of technological change.
Pete Chareonwongsak is CEO of Teleport where he spearheads the establishment and growth of a profitable air logistics company with the largest network in Southeast Asia. From 2012 to 2016, Pete was AirAsia Group Head of Business Development. In August 2016, he was tapped to be AirAsia Regional Chief Operating Officer, where he led the successful turnaround of AirAsia Philippines. Prior to AirAsia, Pete worked as an Investment Banking Analyst with CIMB, and as the official advisor to the Thailand Trade Representative office. Pete holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, a Master’s Degree (ALM) in Finance from Harvard University.
