People
Anthony Gibson: Chairman
Chairman Tony Gibson, is the Chief Executive of Ports of Auckland, and one of New Zealand’s most experienced transport professionals.
Steven Newman: Director/CEO
Steven brings a wealth of experience to EROAD after a long and successful association with Navman. In his roles as COO and CEO, Steven helped establish Navman as a leading international brand within the Marine Electronics and Consumer Car Navigation sectors, with annual sales in excess of NZD400 million.
Brian Michie: Director/Manager Business Development
Brian is responsible for international business development, communications and stakeholder relationships. The company founder is an economist with extensive experience in the infrastructure, government and telecommunications sectors. Brian has conducted considerable analysis into the commercial transport sector and tolling industry.
Peter Batcheler: Commercial Manager
Peter leads the Commercial team and oversees EROAD New Zealand's sales and marketing acitivities. He was previously Managing Director of Steelbro, and CEO of Gough Transport Group, New Zealand’s leading supplier of parts and equipment to the heavy vehicle industry.
Bruce Wilson: Engineering Manager
Bruce leads the R&D group and is responsible for the technology and product development required to make EROAD a world leader in the area of heavy vehicle charging, AVL, telematics and mobile asset tracking. Bruce has worked locally and internationally on many wireless embedded projects for companies such as Nokia, Navman and Ubicom.
Jarred Clayton: IT Solutions Architect
Jarred leads the team responsible for the architectural design, integration, web services, database, and payment architecture. He has several years experience working in a range of industries in Australia, America, UK and more recently as a senior consultant at Fronde in New Zealand.
Sean Hope: IT Infrastructure
Sean Hope is a senior Java application developer involved in designing and implementing EROAD's J2EE software solutions. After earning his BSc Computer Science / Applied Mathematics at the University of Natal (Durban), he has spent the last 18 years in software development working in a range of industries including telecommunications and the financial sector, and has worked on projects in South Africa, Australia, Finland and the UK.
Matt McArthur: Internet Services
Matt looks after EROAD’s websites and is tasked with defining technical and customer requirements. Matt is responsible for Interface design and making sure EROAD users get the most from our software services. Matt has worked internationally as an Internet Application Designer and Web Developer.
Leeanne Stirling: Senior Business Analyst
Leeanne is responsible for identifying and understanding business needs to deliver user-centric value-add solutions for EROAD's clients. Leeanne has extensive experience across a range of technologies and platforms for various organisations both locally and in Europe including e-commerce, website development, usability design, and business process re-engineering.
Tony Warwood: South Island Sales Manager
Tony is South Island Sales Manager and has had 20 years in the heavy transport industry. Tony also leads our in-field technical services team.

