On the Money: Ryman's new boss, Chris Meehan, Peter Beck, and more

On the Money: Ryman's new boss, Chris Meehan, Peter Beck, and more
Peter Beck's stock keeps soaring higher. (Image: Supplied)
Rebecca Stevenson
Welcome to On the Money, our weekly column on money and the people making it.Peter Beck’s huge weekThe founder, chairman and CEO of Nasdaq listed Rocket Lab had a massive week.Beck gave the keynote address at the Bloomberg Radar 2021 virtual conference at midday NZ time on Wednesday and at 8.30am Thursday he presented his company’s results for the June quarter.However, the major activity was on the market where Rocket Lab’s share price soared from US$11.63 to US$20.72 since last Friday morning NZ time.This raised the value of...

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