American transportation policy experts Gregg Dal Ponte is joining the board of transport technology and services company EROAD.
Dal Ponte is Oregon’s former Administrator of the state of Oregon department of transportation (ODOT), motor carrier transportation division, a position held by him since 1996.
Under his leadership, the motor carrier team has pioneered and implemented ideas that bring efficiencies to government and the trucking industry by simplifying compliance and regulatory requirements, while safeguarding the Oregon transportation infrastructure.
Dal Ponte has supported innovative projects and partnerships to modernise trucking and transform the way carriers and regulators do business in Oregon while delivering customer service, and recognising the vital economic interests of the commercial transportation industry.
EROAD chair Michael Bushby says the company had been seeking a US-based director and was delighted to have someone of Dal Ponte’s calibre and experience join the board as a non-executive director.
“Gregg’s expertise, not only at the helm of Oregon’s highly-regarded regulatory body but of transport policy and regulations across America, will be a valuable addition to the board’s strategic capability,” says Bushby.
EROAD chief executive Steven Newman says the company was very pleased that Dal Ponte had agreed to join the board.
“EROAD’s knowledge of transportation regulation and our ability to identify opportunities for technology to automate, lower cost and simplify tax, charging and compliance services is a core competitive advantage,” he says.
“Gregg’s expertise will further advance this, and his understanding of the US transportation environment more broadly will be invaluable.”
The Board has determined that Dal Ponte is not an independent director for the NZX Listing Rules as he will be a senior advisor to the EROAD management team.
Dal Ponte will join the EROAD Board on 1 July 2016.
