Local entrepreneur Rod Drury has been honoured for his business achievements by Victoria University in Wellington. The Distinguished Alumni Award was presented at a gala celebration in the Old Town Hall, which was the scene of his original graduation in 1987 with a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration.
Mr Drury saidentrepreneurship was a journey.
"Each project builds more experience, capability, networks, capital and confidence leading to repeatable success and bigger more significant businesses."
A recent venture is Xero, an accounting software company he founded and launched on the New Zealand Stock Exchange in 2007, becoming one of the first high-tech firms to list.
He is also involved with Pacific Fibre, a venture to connect New Zealand with a second high-capacity internet cable.
