‘One of NZ’s great entrepreneurs’: Xero's first result without Rod Drury

Craigs' Stephen Ridgewell says Rod Drury's exit diminishes the company's links with NZ. (Image: Xero)

Fri, 03 Nov 2023

It's felt like a long, slow goodbye to Xero co-founder Rod Drury. On the Australian securities exchange (ASX) in late August, his final director’s notice of shareholding was filed, marking the official end of Drury’s time as a member of the board of the company he co-founded with accountant Hamish Edwards. About five years prior, Drury stepped down as chief executive of the listed firm after more than a decade atop one of New Zealand’s biggest success stories. At the company’s annual general meeting ea...

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