Roland K. NG

Roland K. Ng (@whiskysifu) serves as Kanosuke Distillery’s General Manager for the Americas (North, Central, South America & the Caribbean). In this role he is responsible for the overall interests and operations of the distillery for the region including establishing local entities, sales, marketing, and providing support to our import and distributor partners in growing the KANOSUKE brand.

Roland also is a Co-Founder of the San Francisco Whisky Society (@sfwhiskysociety), the largest spirits enthusiast group on the West Coast and a Co-Founder of Fog City Social (@fogcitysocialsf), the premier independent whisky festival in the Western United States. A recognized international authority on Japanese Whisky, he is a sought after consultant, speaker, and educator on the subject. Roland has also judged global spirits competitions including the San Francisco World Spirts Competition, Singapore World Spirits Competition and the Tales of the Cocktail/New Orleans Spirits Competition.

Prior to this role Roland has held senior executive positions at HP Inc including GM & Global Head for Telecom and had various senior leadership roles at Procter & Gamble.
Roland currently resides in Berkeley, CA