Career
He had risen to deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank when he was invited by a visitor to New Zealand, John Gibson Jarvie, to join his banking group in London, United Dominions Trust Limited where Ross rose to be appointed chairman in 1963. Ross was also a director, and later, chairman from 1970 to1975 of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group then headquartered in London. Other posts included deputy chairman of Eagle Star Insurance and director of Whitbread Investment Trust.
Sir Alexander Ross, eldest son of William Alexander Ross and Kathleen née Marks, was born in Auckland 2 September 1907.
He died in retirement in his 87th year at Tweed Heads West in New South Wales, 10 April 1994.
