Pieter van der Does (businessman)

Pieter van der Does (born 1968/1969) is a Dutch Internet entrepreneur, and the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Adyen.

Pieter van der Does
Does in 2015
Born1968/1969 (age 51–52)[1]
NationalityDutch
EducationUniversity of Amsterdam
OccupationInternet entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder, Adyen
Net worthUS$1.6 billion (May 2020)[2]
TitleCEO, Adyen

Early life

Van der Does earned a master's degree in economics from the University of Amsterdam.[3]

Career

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.[3]

In 2006, van der Does co-founded Adyen.[4]

In June 2018, after Adyen's IPO, based his 4.8% stake in the company was valued at $800 million.[1] Co-founder and CTO Arnout Schuijff has a 6.4% stake worth $1 billion, and his brother, Joost Schuijff, has a stake worth $500 million.[1]

In 2020 van der Does has been listed for the first time in Forbes Billionaire list.[2]

Personal life

Van der Does is married, and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

References
  1. "Adyen Co-Founder Now a Billionaire as European Tech IPO Soars". Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. "Forbes profile: Pieter van der Does". Forbes. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "Pieter van der Does - Co-Founder, President & CEO @ Adyen - Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. "Executive Profile: Arnout Schuijff". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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