Rod Drury

Rod Drury
Born
Rodney Kenneth Drury

1966 (age 57–58)
Wellington, New Zealand
OccupationTechnology entrepreneur
Known forFounding Xero

Rodney Kenneth Drury (born 1966) is a New Zealand technology entrepreneur, predominately known for his association with accounting software company, Xero. Drury was CEO of Xero until 2018, after founding the company in 2006.

Drury made his initial fortune through Glazier Systems, a New Zealand software development and consulting company, which was sold in 1999. He subsequently established Context Connect and an email technology company called Aftermail. He is a former director of Trade Me,[1] and was involved in the now-defunct Pacific Fibre project.

  1. ^ Rose, Sally (21 September 2014). "No guts, no glory for Xero boss". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2016.