Noel Bruce
South African banker
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Noel Hugh Botha Bruce, ID (born 13 November 1921) was a South African and Rhodesian banker and businessman. He was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1976.[1]
Noel Bruce | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the Reserve Bank of Rhodesia | |
| In office 1964–1976 | |
| Preceded by | B. C. J. Richards |
| Succeeded by | Desmond Krogh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1921 |
Bruce was born on 13 November 1921[2] in Fauresmith.[3] He graduated from the University of South Africa.[4]
Bruce worked with the South African Reserve Bank[5] from 1938 to 1955. In 1956, he emigrated to Southern Rhodesia.[3] He was chief cashier of the Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1959.[3] Following his term as Governor of the Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, he was a director of Central Merchant Bank in South Africa from 1976 to 1990.[6] He was director of Mutual Life Assurance Society since 1987.[6]