B.Com, C.A., C.M.C., F.N.Z.I.M., A.C.I.S.
1988 - Present (Chair)

A Chartered Accountant, Murray specialises in consulting to the tourism industry. He was a partner in Ernst & Young and its merging firms for 25 years, was Director of the firm's national management consulting activities for seven years and established Ernst & Young's tourism consulting practice.

In 1995, Murray retired from Ernst & Young and set up M R Compton & Associates Limited to specialise in consulting to the international accommodation sector.