Chief Executive, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Murray joined MAF as Director-General in November 2001. He came to MAF from the
Reserve Bank where he was Deputy Governor and Deputy Chief Executive.
He joined the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 1976, working as an economic
analyst. In 1984, Mr Sherwin was appointed Chief Manager of the Bank's
International Department. He subsequently held Chief Manager positions in the
Financial Markets Department and the Banking System Department.
During his career with the Reserve Bank, Mr Sherwin had a number of secondments,
including to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris
(1979); the Prime Minister's Advisory Group (1982-1983); and to the World Bank,
Washington DC (1987-1989) where he was a member of the Board of Executive
Directors. He was appointed Deputy Governor in June 1995.