New Zealand transport technology specialists eRoad have appointed independent director Michael Bushby as chairman of its board of directors.
eRoad CEO Steven Newman says Bushby – executive general manager of the Leighton Contractors services division – was invited to join the board in March.
“Bushby brings a wealth of road and transport knowledge to eRoad. His experience will be a great asset as the company looks to expand into international markets,” says Newman
“We are delighted that Michael has accepted our invitation to become the chairman.
Leighton Contractors is the largest private motorway and tunnel operations and maintenance provider in Australia, and employs more than 9000 people across Australia and New Zealand.
Bushby was previously chief executive of the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority and was responsible for their $AU 5.3 billion NSW roads programme and 8000 RTA staff.
He has been a key participant in the Australian heavy vehicle reform programme, involved in improving and setting new standards for safety, operations and asset management for NSW’s extensive road network.
eRoad is a private company that implemented and now operates the world’s first network-wide GPS/cellular based, road charging system.
The eRoad technology solution encompasses in-vehicle hardware, and a bank-grade, web-based payment and service gateway.
eRoad now collects in excess of $100 million of electronic RUC on behalf its commercial transport clients.
