What’s at stake? The firm must protect margins and staff safety while expanding its civil arm and securing long-term contracts in a volatile sector.
Background: Founded with 20 staff, iTraffic now employs more than 380 workers, lifting revenue from between $3m and $4m to over $40m in 15 years.
Main players: CFO Piri Kake, co-owner Glen Ruma, operations head Eugene Beneke, trainer Bronson Edwards, and mentor Jared Stickland.
Independent Traffic Control, known publicly as iTraffic, began with about 20 staff and a small fleet. It now employs more than 380 full-time workers, with a casual pool that lifts in summer.
Chief financial officer and director Piri Kake has seen that rise over 15 years. He said growth came as
