Martin Murray is Executive Director of Asia Matters,an independent, not for profit economic institute which is building dynamic Asia Europe business links from a Dublin base. Martin is the Honorary Consul of Indonesia in Ireland and has worked  in Europe as Chief Executive of The Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland ( Financial Services) , IBM Global SmartCamp Mentor, and as Partner in UK and Ireland for the EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation.

He previously lived in Japan where he worked as  Chief Executive of Canning  Communications UK , Adviser in the International Economic Affairs Bureau of Nippon Keidanren – Japan Business Federation  and as Strategic Adviser for Japan National Tourism Organisation.  Martin is a member of the International Advisory Committee of Dublin City Council and works  in developing strategic business outcomes from the Beijing Dublin city twinning.

He has been a Guest Lecturer in Regulation, Corporate Governance and Ethics in Financial Services to the Executive MBA students at  University College Dublin  and has lectured on BRICs, China and Indonesia to Trinity College Dublin.   Martin  is an active volunteer in helping charities in Asia working with children traumatised by natural disasters.