Sok-Han Ng

Multi-lingual experienced food safety, cosmetics, chemical management & labelling regulatory consultant with over 15 years of experience across food safety, cosmetics, and chemical regulations. Supported multinational companies in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and successfully entering Asian markets. Fluent in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Cantonese.

Expertise spans major frameworks such as REACH, K-REACH, RoHS, GHS, PFAS, TSCA, China MEE regulations, Japan CSCL/PRTR, and Taiwan REACH. Particularly skilled at translating regulatory complexity into clear, commercially viable solutions.

Expert Services and Solutions (ESS) Manager, Japan at Enhesa (2020-05 – 2025-12)

Led the expansion of the Japan portfolio by developing market entry strategies, strengthening client networks, and delivering tailored advisory services to multinational Japanese companies. Contributed thought leadership through bilingual regulatory publications and participated as a speaker and moderator at industry events.

• Responsible for developing customer procurement strategies for the Japan market
• Creation of Regulatory Related Expert Articles
• Participated in numerous conferences as a speaker or moderator
• Dealt with customer facing activities
• Conducted research in wide range of fields including chemical management, Food contact materials, Cosmetics, RoHS, GHS, EPR related matters

Independent Food (including FCM) & Cosmetics Regulatory Consultant (Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, China) at SPRIM Asia Pte Ltd, PanTheryx, BodePro, DoTerra, Cosway Malaysia, Vemma (2013-10 – Present)

• Regulatory consultation for food, Cosmetics, General merchandise

Independent Food Regulatory Consultant (Japan, Korea) at TraceOne (2016-10 – Present)

• Collection of regulatory data for food regulations for Japan and Korea
• Provision of regulatory advice on food-related regulations

Independent translator at al+ Inc, Japan (2014-08 – 2020-05)

• Japanese-English, English-Japanese, Japanese-Chinese translation support

Independent Food Regulatory Consultant at Doterra Japan (2013-11 – 2014-03)

• Providing regulatory affairs training to staff for food and cosmetics products

Director | Regulatory compliance at Naexascompass Pte Ltd (2010-10 – 2013-10)

• Head department for regulatory compliance for market entry and product regulatory compliance check

Executive | Corporate planning at Sumitomo Corporation Asia Pte Ltd (2009-11 – 2010-10)

• In charge of corporate planning for the regional office
• Assisted in preparation of monthly sales reports, statistic reports
• Worked as the personal assistant of the president

Project Manager at nipponCompass LLC (2008-06 – 2009-09)

• In charge of market entry services such as:
• Preliminary assessment of importability of food and cosmetic products to Japan (confirmation of importability of ingredients)
• Trademark registrations, prior trademark searches
• Acquirement of import licenses
• Preparation of custom clearance materials
• Coordinating of logistics and warehouse transfers
• Preparation/reviewing of labels of products

Credit controller at UL International Ltd (2007-07 – 2008-04)

• Customer service for Japanese clients
• Debt collection

Researcher at The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International relations, Singapore (2004-07 – 2007-03)

• Administration and research work
• Research nature: local administration of ASEAN Countries
• Translation and interpretation
• Coordination of Projects

Researcher cum secretary at Jetro-Singapore, Kumamoto Prefecture Representative Office (2002-03 – 2004-04)

• Administration and research work
• Have dealings in arrangement and participation of fairs and seminars
• Translation and interpretation
• Setting up business matching meetings

Retail executive at Kinokuniya Book Stores of Singapore Pte Ltd (2001-05 – 2002-03)

Bachelor of Accountancy in Accountancy – Nanyang Technological University (1998 – 2001)

Korean language course, level 4 in Korean Language – Yonsei Korean Language Institute (2007-04 – 2007-06)

JLPT Level 1 in Japanese Language – Akizuki Japanese Language School (2002 – 2002)