Online Media Startup CFO
San Francisco Bay Area
Online Media Startup CFO
San Francisco Bay Area
Peter van Pruissen has worked as VP Finance and CFO for startups to mid-size companies in a corporate finance, administration, and internal operations role in a variety of industries ranging from online media to software development and professional services. Prior to joining his current startup Keibi Technologies, van Pruissen served as CFO at Piczo, teen social networking community; ON24, where he helped restart and then grow the business from a venture-backed start-up online financial news network to a leading webcast and streaming media solutions provider; and Wired Magazine/Digital. He has also held management positions at DHL Worldwide Express, Ceridian Employer Services and Impell. Van Pruissen holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco and a BA in Finance from Amsterdam's Nijenrode University.
CFO, VP Finance, controller, media, services, growth, finance, admin, equity, banking, VCs, startup, legal, survive, build, board
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
November 2008 — Present (2 months)
(Internet industry)
February 2008 — Present (11 months)
interim CFO performing the full range of startup CFO duties, managing or executing these functions: Finance, Accounting, HR, facilities and investor relations.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
July 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 5 months)
perform the full range of CFO duties at this start-up/post-start-up online teen community site, ranging from all finance/accounting/admin/hr/facilities functions to legal/financing and sales management functions. from board meetings to staff meeting, managing and executing, covering the broad spectrum of management.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
September 1999 — July 2006 (6 years 11 months)
Peter van Pruissen, Vice President, Finance
Peter van Pruissen has worked in corporate finance, administration, and internal operations in a variety of industries ranging from online publishing to software development and professional services. Prior to joining Piczo, van Pruissen served as CFO at ON24, where he helped restart and then grow the business from a venture-backed start-up online financial news network to a leading webcast and streaming media solutions provider. He has also held management positions at Wired Magazine-Digital, DHL Worldwide Express, Ceridian and Impell. Van Pruissen holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco and a BA in Finance from Amsterdam's Nijenrode University.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)
January 1998 — September 1999 (1 year 9 months)
Wired Magazine (sold to Conde Nast) and Wired Digital (home of the hotbot seach engine and Wired News, sold to Lycos)
(Online Media industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Human Resources industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Human Resources industry)
1987 — 1996 (9 years)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Environmental Services industry)
1984 — 1987 (3 years)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Package/Freight Delivery industry)
July 1982 — August 1984 (2 years 2 months)
MBA, 1981 — 1982
BBA, Business, 1977 — 1980
family, soccer, ski, europe, triathlon
soccer, Lycee