Steve Newman re-emerges at ERoad

Steve Newman re-emerges at ERoad
Steve Newman says he will be helping the technology committee. (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
The former ERoad chief executive whose unexplained resignation in April last year sent the company’s share price into freefall, will return as an adviser to the telematics company’s board.ERoad announced Steven Newman’s re-emergence this morning ahead of Friday’s annual meeting, at which shareholders will be briefed on the company's strategy as it fights off a takeover bid.ERoad’s board rejected a takeover bid mounted by Volaris, a subsidiary of Toronto stock exchange-listed Constellation Software on June 22, a...

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