Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 17, 2002

William Pulver – Netratings Inc

WILLIAM R. PULVER is President and Chief Executive Officer of NetRatings, Inc. Previously, Mr. Pulver was President of ACNielsen eRatings.com, an Internet audience measurement company with operations outside the United States, where he was responsible for developing and executing a plan to launch the international rollout of the Nielsen//NetRatings service. Prior to this appointment, he worked continuously with ACNielsen for 22 years. Most recently, Mr. Pulver was Group Chief Executive, ACNielsen Japan. In March 1999, the role was expanded to include ACNielsen Korea. In this sub-regional role, he was accountable for a business that included retail measurement services, customized research, media measurement services, modeling and analytics as well as a Korean joint venture in consumer panel services. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with a major in Marketing, from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of NetRatings and

an overview of what you're doing at the present time?

Mr. Pulver: NetRatings was founded in 1996 and is the brainchild of