The co-founder of a $14 billion ASX-listed technology company, who has denied allegations from three former female employees of unwanted sexual contact, has agreed to hand back his title as New Zealander of the Year. Sir Rod Drury, who ran the business accounting software platform Xero until 2018 , has strenuously denied the accusations from two former Xero employees and a private chef that were aired in the weeks since he was awarded New Zealander of the Year in March. Xero founder Rod Drury in 2018. The allegations, which were reported by NZ outlet Stuff , led to Xero launching a review of the company’s handling of the matter, after it emerged one of the former employees accusing Drury of lodging an internal complaint when she was leaving the company in 2017.…