Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2002
PIETER A. VAN der VORST, Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Sybase, Inc., has worldwide responsibility for the
company's financial planning and analysis, taxation, treasury,
controllership, investor relations, IT, manufacturing and
facilities functions. Prior to his appointment to this role, Mr.
Van der Vorst served most recently as Corporate Controller for
the company. Additional roles at Sybase included Assistant
Corporate Controller, Intercontinental Region Controller and
Director of Tax. He joined Sybase in 1991. Mr. Van der Vorst's
career spans over 20 years in the high-tech, consumer and
corporate arenas, with solid experience working in both mid-sized
firms and large companies with multiple product lines and
business groups. Prior to joining Sybase, he was Tax Director for
Cetus Corporation in Emeryville, California. He has also held the
position of Tax Director at Spectra-Physics, Inc., in San Jose,
California, worked in international tax at Levi Strauss & Company
in San Francisco, California, and international tax at
PricewaterhouseCoopers in San Francisco. Mr. Van der Vorst earned
a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from San Francisco
State University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
advantages in the industry?
Mr. Van der Vorst: Sybase's competitive advantages are based on
the company's three strategic
