Ross qualified as a Chartered Accountant in New Zealand having first gained a degree in Management Studies at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. He went on to join Ernst & Young and stayed with them for 10 years, working in their offices in New Zealand, New York and London.

Ross has significant experience in facilities management, property, manufacturing and defence, immediately prior to EMC he was Interim Finance and Commercial Director at Rydon Maintenance Ltd, a £50m turnover facilities management company where he oversaw a restructuring of the finance and commercial teams while also driving closer integration between these two departments and the operational teams.