Mukund Narayanmurti has been appointed Minister (Commercial) and General Manager for South Asia at Austrade, taking charge of the organisation’s operations across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. He will be based in New Delhi.
In a statement, Narayanmurti expressed gratitude for the appointment, recalling his first assignment to New Delhi nearly two decades ago alongside the late Austrade officer Craig Senger.
“The opportunities Craig and I partnered on changed the course of my career to focus on Asian markets, and created a strong desire to return to New Delhi.”
Narayanmurti will lead Austrade’s South Asia team, which operates across eight offices in the region and is tasked with driving Australia’s ambitious trade and investment agenda. The team works closely with Australian federal and state governments, industry bodies, think tanks, and business councils to facilitate stronger commercial links.
He previously headed Austrade’s Southeast Asia operations from Jakarta, co-leading major initiatives under Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy, including the Business Exchange and Investment Deal Teams. Prior to that, Narayanmurti was the founding CEO of Asialink Business, established by the federal government to develop an Asia-capable Australian workforce.
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Narayanmurti built his early career at KPMG, advising on cross-border M&A transactions and strategic alliances between Australia and Asia. He later completed an MBA as a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specialising in innovation and global leadership.
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