Rebekah Yeoh
Malaysian businesswoman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rebekah Yeoh Pei Wenn is a Malaysian social entrepreneur, businesswoman and philanthropist. She is a Corporate Finance Director at YTL Corporation, Deputy Curator at Global Shapers Community Kuala Lampur, and the founder of Nimble Fingers Cambodia and Recyclothes.
Rebekah Yeoh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yeoh Pei Wenn Kuala Lampur, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Education | Garden International School |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Occupation(s) | businesswoman, philanthropist |
| Parent(s) | Francis Yeoh Rosaline Yeoh |
| Relatives | Yeoh Tiong Lay Ruth Yeoh Rachel Yeoh Michelle Yeoh |
Yeoh is the daughter of businessman Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh and Puan Sri Datin Paduka Rosaline Yeoh.[1] She attended Garden International School, where she was awarded The International General Certificate of Secondary Education Brilliance Award in 2008.[2] She graduated with a degree in Pure Economics from the London School of Economics.[3] She is a younger sister of Ruth Yeoh and is Rachel Yeoh and Michelle Yeoh's first cousin.
Yeoh works as a corporate finance manager at her family's company YTL Corporation,[4] which was founded by her paternal grandfather Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay.[5][6]
Yeoh's philanthropic work focuses on underprivileged children in India and Cambodia, using economics to work against social injustices faced by poor communities. She is the founder of Nimble Fingers Cambodia, a children's empowerment program and charity which helps underprivileged children in Cambodia learn about finance, disposable income, and savings.[7][8] In 2013 she joined the Global Shapers Community Kuala Lampur, a branch of the World Economic Forum, where she monitors four projects focusing on food, transportation, safety, and literacy.[9] Yeoh was appointed as the regional ambassador for Dignity For Children Foundation in 2015.[10] She has served as a core member of the UBS 20/20 Social Impact Group in South East Asia since 2016.[11] In 2016 she co-founded Recyclothes with Ruth Yeoh, Melissa Yang, and Yi Ping Teo to promote sustainable fashion and re-market disowned clothes to raise money for school uniforms for poor children.[12] Yeoh also promotes exercise as a way for communities to come together.[13]
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