SASIBAI KIMIS
Asia’s Most Influential 2021
Founder, Earth Heir
Sasibai Kimis, an award-winning social entrepreneur, is committed to empowering artisans and marginalised communities to achieve sustainable livelihoods through her venture, Earth Heir.
Relinquishing a prosperous career in finance, Kimis redirected her focus to making a positive impact in Malaysia. Her professional journey included stints in Ghana with the UN, working as an investment banking analyst at Lehman Brothers in New York, and leading a private-equity team at First Avenue Partners LLP in London. Subsequently, she returned to Malaysia, assuming the role of vice-president in the investments division at Khazanah Nasional.
In 2013, Kimis established Earth Heir, a Malaysian luxury craftsmanship brand specialising in contemporary bags, accessories, and lifestyle products. The brand’s mission centred on fostering sustainable livelihoods for traditional artisans…
