Gim graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1993 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1995 from University of Adelaide, Australia. In 2000, he completed a Master of Laws from University of New South Wales, Australia. Gim was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1997 and admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia in 2002.
He joined TMI in 2004. Prior to joining Axiata, he was in private practice, having practised in Malaysia and Sydney, Australia. His areas of practice were predominantly in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and corporate finance. Gim’s last post before joining Axiata, was with Malaysia’s largest law firm, Zaid Ibrahim & Co.