Sir Ronald Ramsay Trotter (9 October 1927 – 11 August 2010) was one of New Zealand's pre-eminent business leaders.

[1] He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School, and went on to study at Victoria University College from 1945 to 1947, graduating Bachelor of Commerce, followed by a year at Canterbury Agricultural College where he completed a Certificate of Agriculture.

[1] In 1955, Trotter married Margaret Patricia Rainey, and the couple went on to have four children.

[1] Trotter was instrumental in the formation of Fletcher Challenge Corporation in 1981, where he was the chief executive and chairman.

His roles included: In the 1985 Queen's Birthday Honours, Trotter was appointed a Knight Bachelor, for services to business management.