Donal Curtin is the Deputy Chair to the Commerce Commission.

Donal was appointed as an Associate Commissioner in January 2001, became a full member of the Commission in November 2002 and has been Deputy Chair since July 2008.

He is a business economist with wide experience of applying economics to commercial decisions.

Born in Ireland, Donal worked there and in the United Kingdom in a variety of economic roles. He came to New Zealand in 1985 and during a career with the Bank of New Zealand was its Chief Economist and head of its national private banking unit. In May 2002 he was appointed by Parliament’s finance and expenditure select committee to advise it on monetary policy. He is an economic consultant.