CFO | CEO | Advisor
Phoenix, Arizona
Ahold Nederland
Sr. Director Mergers & Acquisitions
November 2011 to June 2014
Greater Boston Area, USA and Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Ahold
Corporate Controller
February 2004 to March 2006
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Tuft & Needle
President
August 2017 to December 2017
Phoenix, Arizona Area
Ahold Nederland
Head of Strategy (Ahold USA)
July 2010 to November 2011
Greater Boston Area
US Foods (under Ahold ownership)
Business Analyst
April 2006 to April 2007
Phoenix, Arizona Area
Philips
Controller CT & MR EMEA (Philips Healthcare)
February 2002 to February 2004
Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
Philips
Controller Direct Export Latin America (Philips Healthcare)
July 2000 to January 2002
Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
Crisp
Board Member
Tuft & Needle
CEO
January 2018 to January 2020
Phoenix, Arizona Area
Tuft & Needle
Chief Financial Officer
October 2016 to July 2017
Phoenix, Arizona Area
Etos
Chief Financial Officer
July 2014 to May 2016
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
TRACK smarter air-condtioning systems
Co-Founder
February 2020 to June 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Ahold Nederland
Finance Director (Ahold USA)
May 2007 to July 2010
Greater Boston Area
Cornell University
Food Industry Management Program
2006 to 2006
Erasmus University Rotterdam
M. sc. (Dutch: drs.), business economics
1997 to 2000
Harvard Business School Executive Education
2015 to 2015
RSM Erasmus Universiteit / Rotterdam School of Management
RC, Executive Master of Financial Control
2001 to 2003
What company does Piet Jan De Bruin work for?
Piet Jan De Bruin works for Ahold Nederland
What is Piet Jan De Bruin's role at Ahold Nederland?
Piet Jan De Bruin is Sr. Director Mergers & Acquisitions
What industry does Piet Jan De Bruin work in?
Piet Jan De Bruin works in the Retail industry.
Who are Piet Jan De Bruin's colleagues?
Piet Jan De Bruin's colleagues are Michiel Roodenburg, Emiel Mols, and Tom Peeters
💼 Past Experience
Piet Jan De Bruin'sEarly Years and Education:Piet Jan De Bruin was born on February 17, 1969, in the city of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Jan De Bruin spent his early years attending the Sint-Paulus-School, a Catholic high school. Jan De Bruin earned himself a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Amsterdam in 1992. AfterUTM, Piet Jan De Bruin went on to study finance at the American University in Washington, D.C. There, he later earned his master's degree in business administration in 1997.After completing his degree, Piet Jan De Bruin spent three years working as a civilian financial analyst at Philips Bank in Eindhoven, Netherlands. From there, he moved to the United States and worked for two years as a controller at the agriculture and food supplier Ahold Nederland. He then joined the company as a corporate controller from February 2004 to March 2006. He was then promoted to President at Tuft & Needle, a retailer in the mattress industry, in August 2017. At Tuft & Needle, Piet Jan De Bruin was responsible for the execution of the company's five-year strategic plan and was also in charge of all company functions.In contrast to his predecessor, Piet Jan De Bruin held a number of key leadership positions within Ahold Nederland. He was Head of Strategy at Ahold USA from July 2010 to November 2011 and also served as Business Analyst at US Foods from April 2006 to April 2007. In April 2018, Piet Jan De Bruin resigned from his role as CEO at Ahold Nederland to become the global manager of Advent International, a leading bedding company.Piet Jan De Bruin currently resides in the Phoenix, Arizona area. He has been married to his wife, Dr. Eva de Bruin, since 1995 and they have two children.
🎓 Education
Piet Jan De Bruin has a background in food industry management, business economics, and executive education. Piet Jan De Bruin currently holds a M. sc. (Dutch: drs.), business economics degree from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a degree in business administration from Cornell University. Piet Jan De Bruin also has a RC, Executive Master of Financial Control degree from RSM Erasmus Universiteit / Rotterdam School of Management.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
In his work experience, Piet Jan De Bruin was a Corporate Controller at Ahold from February 2004 to March 2006, a President at Tuft & Needle from August 2017 to December 2017, a CFO at US Foods from April 2006 to April 2007, a Business Analyst at US Foods from April 2006 to April 2007, a Controller at CT & MR EMEA (Philips Healthcare) at Philips from February 2002 to February 2004, a Controller Direct Export Latin America (Philips Healthcare) at Philips from July 2000 to January 2002, a Board Member at Crisp. #1 and fastest growing online supermarket in The Netherlands that connects local farmers directly to the customer resulting in the freshest local offering and the shortest trajectory from farm to plate, and CEO at Tuft & Needle from January 2018 to January 2020.
Introversion (I), Intuition (N), Thinking (T), Judging (J)
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