Captain Izham Ismail is CEO of Malaysia Airlines.MAG Captain Izham Ismail started flying for Malaysia Airlines in 1979 and became its CEO in 2017. He thinks leaders should be "servants" for both the organization's staff, as well as its customers. Ismail believes it's OK to make mistakes: "The more you fail, the faster you learn." Not too many CEOs admit to filling up their stomachs with water at school to stave off hunger pains, but then again Datuk Captain Izham Ismail is not a typical boss.