Allan Moss

Who is Allan Moss?

Allan Moss AO was the Managing Director/CEO of Macquarie Group Ltd. Allan Moss retired from Macquarie Group Limited on 23 May 2008 after a 15 year stint as the CEO of Macquarie. Prior to this Mr Moss was a director of Hill Samuel Australia and led the team responsible for preparing the submission to the Australian Government to form Macquarie Bank in 1983. He held various positions within Macquarie Bank before becoming Managing Director/CEO in 1993. He had been a director of the company since June 1989.

Mr Moss announced his retirement on 6 February 2008, and was replaced by Nicholas Moore, the head of Macquarie Capital, on 24 May.

He has a Bachelor of Arts with the Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and an MBA from Harvard, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar. In the year of his retirement and in the preceding years, Mr Moss was Australia's most highly remunerated executive.

After his retirement from Macquarie, Mr Moss established Allan Moss Investments, a private investment company.

He is married to prominent public servant and lawyer Irene Moss.