The Apprentice Asia by AXN Premiere

The Apprentice Asia premiere party was last Thursday at the Grand Suite, level7even, Hilton Kuala Lumpur. This is the first season of The Apprentice Asia, after four seasons of The Amazing Race Asia, AXN returns with another made in Asia for Asia Original Production in May 2013. 

We get to catch the first episode of The Apprentice Asia, can’t wait to watch the next episode and also excited to know who will be the apprentice. The tasks are very challenging and interesting.

The top 12 contestants (from Singapore, Malaysia, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines) come from entertainment, food & beverage, hospitality, information technology and the legal and finance world. 

Throughout the season, the candidates will be tested on their skills in the areas of selling, negotiation, creativity, management, branding and leadership.

The boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia; an aviation tycoon and Forbes Asia’s 2010 ‘Asia Businessman of the Year’ with his 2 advisors Mark Lankester, Tune Hotels’ Group CEO and Kathleen Tan, Expedia Asia’s CEO.

The bosses: Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer AirAsia; Mark Lankester, Tune Hotels’ Group Chief Executive Officer and Kathleen Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Expedia Asia

The Apprentice Asia Filmed in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the Asian adaptation of the US reality series is based on the format created by reality TV guru Mark Burnett (The Voice, Survivor) and produced locally by Fremantlemedia Asia, a leading global entertainment company. 

The Apprentice Asia is presented by AirAsia, Expedia, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, IG, official smartphone BlackBerry and official car Volkswagen Malaysia. 

From left: Jack Lim, Vice President of Advertising Sales and Marketing, Networks, Asia, Sony Pictures Television and Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer AirAsia

The Apprentice Asia premieres on 22 May 2013, every Wednesday 

at 9.05pm (SG, MY, HK, PH) 8.05pm (JKT) first and exclusively on AXN