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...

More Markets

Surviving Trump's ‘whack-a-mole’ tariffs
Markets

Brian Robins: Surviving Trump's ‘whack-a-mole’ tariffs

Trump's end game is to curtail China's trade position.

NZ sharemarket up nearly 0.5%, third rise this week
Markets Market Close

NZ sharemarket up nearly 0.5%, third rise this week

The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 56.99 points or 0.44% to 13,000.56.

Graham Skellern 16 Jan 2025
NZ sharemarket lifts off after Auckland Airport numbers
Markets Market close

NZ sharemarket lifts off after Auckland Airport numbers

The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 12,943.57, gaining 59.19 points or 0.46%.

Graham Skellern 15 Jan 2025
Auckland Airport numbers bounce back
Markets

Auckland Airport numbers bounce back

Numbers highest since the pandemic hit five years ago.

Staff reporters 15 Jan 2025