Pieter van der Does (businessman)

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]

Pieter van der Does
Does in 2015
Born1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)
NationalityDutch
EducationUniversity of Amsterdam
OccupationInternet entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder and CEO, Adyen

Early life

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

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.

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

Van der Does is married, and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1]

References
  1. "Forbes profile: Pieter van der Does". Forbes. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. Kharpal, Arjun (June 13, 2018). "Adyen IPO: Everything you need to know about the $8 billion fintech company". CNBC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  3. Kharpal, Arjun (June 13, 2018). "PayPal rival Adyen surges 90 percent in IPO with valuation topping $15 billion". CNBC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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