Pieter van der Does (businessman)
Pieter van der Does | |
|---|---|
 Van der Does in 2015 | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Internet entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO, Adyen |
Pieter van der Does (born 1968/69) is a Dutch billionaire Internet entrepreneur, and the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Adyen. As of July 2023, his net worth was estimated at US$2.0 billion, and he owns 3% of the company.[1]
Early life[edit]
Van der Does earned a master's degree in economics from the University of Amsterdam.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Van der Does was chief commerce officer at Bibit Global Payment Services until it was bought by Royal Bank of Scotland in 2004, after which he was a board member until 2006.[citation needed]
In 2006, van der Does co-founded Adyen (with Arnout Schuijff), a platform for online stores to process electronic payments.[2] Its clients came to include Spotify, Facebook, Netflix, and eBay.[2] In June 2018, after Adyen's IPO, the company rose to a valuation of Euro 13.4 billion (US$15.8 billion).[3]
In 2020, van der Does was listed for the first time in the Forbes Billionaire list.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Van der Does is married, and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Forbes profile: Pieter van der Does". Forbes. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b Kharpal, Arjun (June 13, 2018). "Adyen IPO: Everything you need to know about the $8 billion fintech company". CNBC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Kharpal, Arjun (June 13, 2018). "PayPal rival Adyen surges 90 percent in IPO with valuation topping $15 billion". CNBC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.