Ahmad Fairus, a 45-year-old Malaysian, holds a Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) degree from Multimedia University, Cyberjaya. He is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA). He has also completed executive leadership programs at INSEAD Business School, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), and the ICLIF Executive Education Center.

With over 20 years of experience delivering high-quality commercial finance and accounting support within the telecommunications industry, Ahmad Fairus brings a blend of financial expertise and strategic insight to his role. His extensive background encompasses long-term strategic planning, merger and acquisition and corporate restructuring, commercial partnership evaluations, and capital allocation to drive business growth. He first joined TM in 2001 and rejoined the company in 2018 as General Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis. Following this, he served as the Group Financial Controller before being promoted to Deputy GCFO in April 2024. He was appointed as the Group Chief Financial Officer of TM, effective 1 November 2024.

Ahmad Fairus also contributes as a board member across several TM subsidiaries.