Regulatory Summit Europe Part 2: Global Updates

Kim joined Enhesa Product Intelligence in 2023 and is responsible for overseeing and developing analytical content, tools and training courses to assist the industry in navigating through complex compliance frameworks for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Gagan is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in the chemical & product regulatory compliance. Currently serving as the Managing Director of REACHLaw’s Indian subsidiary, Gagan excels in leading sales efforts, enhancing operational efficiency, managing risks, fosters stakeholder relationships, and ensuring compliance with international chemical & product regulations. In addition to his role at REACHLaw, Gagan served as a Technical Consultant for Chemexcil, a government-appointed export promotion council. In this capacity, he advises on Trade and Chemical/GHS Regulations in the EU, Turkey, Korea, the UK, and India, leveraging his deep industry knowledge and REACH expertise. Gagan holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) New Delhi. He also possesses a certificate in Advanced Program in Supply Chain Management and a Diploma in Corporate Governance from the Corporate Governance Institute, Ireland.

Junho Lee is a Director at CIRS Group Korea and has 18 years of international experience specializing in the field of chemical regulations, standards and certifications in Korea, China and Europe. He has supported industry on major chemical regulatory updates around the world starting with EU REACH, and now Korea’s K-REACH.

Sandra Molenkamp is based in The Netherlands and has 20 years of experience in coordinating projects within NGOs related to chemicals and waste (most specifically POPs and obsolete pesticides) in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and West Africa. Since 2019, Sandra Molenkamp has been working on project evaluations and coordinating projects for FAO, UNEP, and UNITAR. Currently, she is working with UNITAR within the Chemicals and Waste Management Programme, Division for Planet. Her work focuses mostly on the GHS (the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals).

Hilal is involved in Only Representative services, Responsible Person services and general consulting services to ensure that companies comply with EU Chemicals legislations (REACH, Cosmetics) and Turkish Chemicals Regulations (KKDIK, SEA, SDS etc.).

Ana is currently the Head of Regulatory Affairs and Product Safety for Latin America at Givaudan in the fragrance and beauty business. During the last few years, Ana has supported the Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs function at DuPont, Chemours and Oxiteno and graduated as an Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer with extensive experience in regulatory affairs, product safety, product administration and environment, health and safety.

In her role as Environmental Advocacy Advisor at Arkema, Adriana helps the businesses to better understand the emerging policy landscape in Europe and strategically plan ways to keep abreast with the developments. She started as a scientist in academia, and in a career spanning over 25 years her work encompassed academic research, industry R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Public Affairs and Advocacy with several universities, private companies and Cefic. In the period of rising REACH-like regulations around the world, her work was pivotal in representing globally the interests of the European chemical industry.

Dr. Passarella is an expert strategist in navigating international chemical regulations.  At Intertek, she uses her chemical and legal experience and skill at interpreting complex chemical regulations to design and implement effective policies to protect client’s products.  During her career, Dr. Passarella has advocated for sustainable chemical management to enable the manufacture and sale of products in US and global markets. After completing her Ph.D. in chemistry, she formulated products, managed R&D groups, and managed global Product Stewardship and Sustainability. It was during this time that she pursued a law degree at night school, and is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  Her combination of industry experience, and an in-depth knowledge of chemistry and the law enables her to translate regulatory trends and requirements into business and compliance action plans.

Dr Wang-Hauenstein studied Macromolecular chemistry at the University of Bayreuth and is holding a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Starting her career as a Product Stewardship Manager in 2017 in chemical industry, she joined Knoell Germany in 2021 as project manager where she supports European and non-EU manufacturers with the focus on REACH and China Regulatory Affairs.