Jim Sherwin

Jim Sherwin joined the National Property Trust Board in March 2007 and was Chairman from April 2010 until the Trust was corporatised on 1 April 2011. A Chartered Accountant, Jim is the former Managing Partner of Crowe Horwath Wellington (formerly Sherwin Chan and Walshe and WHK), a Wellington-based accounting firm he established in 1984. His extensive financial accounting experience is a tremendous addition to the Board. Jim is Chairman of Nees Hardware and Building Supplies Limited (Mega Mitre 10) and Preston Corp Limited. He is a Director of Cuthbert Stewart Limited, Energy Solution Providers Limited and a past Chairman of Te Omanga Hospice. He is a member of the Institute of Directors and acts as a strategic advisor to the motor industry and retailing sector.