Mr Arjuna Nadaraja succeeds Mr Christopher Langman as the Chair of the Australian PECC committee (AUSPECC). Mr Arjuna recently retired after an extensive career as an Australian trade official with deep experience on regional economic issues, including services trade negotiations, services competitiveness issues and domestic regulatory reform. He is a former chair of APEC Group on Services.

Mr Arjuna brings a wealth of relevant expertise and experience to take on the role of AusPECC Chair, including continuing to lead the PECC FTAAP Signature Project. His CV is attached. He will be supported by Ms Kristen Bondietti, as AusPECC Vice-Chair, and the AusPECC Secretariat team.