Ng Yu Zhi is the director of two firms, Envy Asset Management (EAM) and Envy Global Trading

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Ng Yu Zhi is the director of two firms, Envy Asset Management (EAM) and Envy Global Trading. He was reported to have raised money from investors to finance nickel trading.

Is the comma after “firms” mandatory?

Thanks!

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Yes, I would use a comma here or alternatively write ‘Ng Yu Zhi is the director of the following two firms: Envy Asset Management (EAM) and Envy Global Trading.’

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Without using a comma to the proper place, the sentence won’t get meaningful.