Executive Team

Our team of professionals offers a strong blend of international and domestic knowledge, experience and contacts based on extensive individual experience in banking, finance and investment.

There are three distinct executive teams within the firm: the Corporate Finance Division, the Wealth Management Division and the Private Equity Division. The Wealth Management Division occupies a separate security regulated team room.

Within the firm, there are currently three executives (Justin Murray, Clare Murray and Sheena Hemens) who work across the three divisions in accordance with strict compliance policies.

	Justin Murray - Managing Director Justin has 18 years’ investment banking and legal experience. Originally a lawyer with Kensington Swan in Wellington, he then spent 9 ½ years as a banker in London with Rothschild, Bankers Trust and as a Managing Director Principal with Bear Stearns. He founded Murray & Co upon his return to New Zealand in 2004. View Profile
	Chris Milne - Director (Corporate Finance) Chris has 20 years’ corporate experience initially with Price Waterhouse in Christchurch and then with Inchcape plc in the UK and Asia. On his return to New Zealand he spent 7 years at Ngai Tahu, including 2 ½ years as Chief Operating Officer of the Ngai Tahu Holdings Group. View Profile
	Richard Rookes - Director (Private Equity) Richard has 12 years’ corporate and investment banking experience. He spent 8 years with Citigroup in London in a variety of roles including equity research where he was part of the quantitative research team and credit analysis where he was a member of the global loan portfolio management team. View Profile
	Clare Murray - Director Clare has 12 years’ experience in finance and banking including 7½ years as a senior finance lawyer with Clifford Chance in London where she ultimately specialised in advising corporate trustees across a range of innovative debt capital markets transactions in various jurisdictions. View Profile
	Johnny Cochrane - Director (Wealth Management) Johnny has 14 years’ corporate experience, initially with the New Zealand Dairy Board in Singapore and then with Lehman Brothers. On his return to New Zealand he spent 6 years at BNZ Private Bank, including 3 years as a Divisional Director – Private Banking and as a member of the BNZ Private Banking Investment Committee. View Profile
	Samuel Gardner - Associate Director (Wealth Management) Samuel, CFA, has 10 years’ investment banking and asset management industry experience. Initially he spent 4 years with Bankers Trust and JPMorgan in Sydney and then with Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley in London. View Profile
	George Bradshaw - Analyst (Corporate Finance) George graduated from the University of Otago in 2008, obtaining a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce (awarded with distinction). He joined Murray & Co as an Analyst in early 2009. View Profile
	Sheena Hemens - Client Services Sheena's career started in sales and marketing and she later specialised in event creation and management, with a particular emphasis on corporate hospitality. View Profile
	William Rolleston - Analyst (Corporate Finance) William graduated from the University of Otago in 2009, obtaining a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & Management). He joined Murray & Co as an analyst in early 2010.