Rao Munukutla

Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Bengaluru Airport City Limited - BACL

As the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Rao Munukutla is responsible for developing the Airport City for BIAL, whose majority shareholder (74%) is the Fairfax Group, Canada.

Bengaluru Airport City is being developed to standards that will be unprecedented, a futuristic city where Innovation happens 24/7 and that will be a test bed for ‘Global Urban Solutions’. It is planned as Sustainable, Smart & Vibrant city celebrating a culture of innovation.

In a career spanning over three decades, Rao has handled leadership roles in the infrastructure space and delivered various multi-billion-dollar projects in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Australia and Myanmar. These include massive Bintan Beach International Resort Project in Indonesia, a G-to-G collaboration between Indonesia and Singapore.

During his previous stint in India, Rao led the operations of Jurong International as CEO of JTCi India, a wholly owned subsidiary of JTC Corp Singapore. Rao is a recipient of the National Science & Technology Board (NSTB) Gold Medal in Singapore.