Meet the local internet marketing professionals
We are 75 full time local internet marketing professionals with a network of more than 2000 freelance creatives globally. Our management team consists of senior executives and board members with complimentary skills and experience in the fields of advertising, technology and digital media.
Executives
Andrew D. Klein
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Andy has started four businesses including Wit Capital, the first Internet investment bank. Most recently he was co-founder of SkyBridge Capital. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Brandeis University.
Bill Wirt
Chief Information Officer
Bill is a seasoned information technology executive. Prior to joining Spotzer, as Corporate VP Information Technology, Bill helped grow Verio into a tier-one ISP and the world's largest domain-based web hosting company. Verio was sold to NTT for $5.5 billion in 2000. Previously, Bill was Director of Business Information Systems at Nextel which was ultimately acquired by Sprint for $36 billion. Bill holds an MS from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Steven van Randwijck
Chief Commercial Officer
An expert sales executive, Steven has worked since 2006 as a management consultant providing advisory services to yellow page publishers and other sales organizations targeting SMEs. Steven started his career selling and then managing sales teams for more than 8 years for ICT and Telecom companies. He has a MS in Corporate Law from the University of Leiden.
Tamar van de Paal
Chief Operating Officer
Tamar is a highly acclaimed agency executive with substantial brand management and digital experience. He joined Young & Rubicam's Wunderman group (WPP) in 1997 and went on to hold a number of senior positions managing teams and business development. Tamar holds an MSc in Innovation Management from the Delft University of Technology.
Bouke Marsman
Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining Spotzer Bouke worked for seven years with McKinsey & Company. At McKinsey, Bouke was a junior partner focusing on corporate strategy and M&A within various industries. Previously he worked at Arthur D. Little for three years. Bouke has a MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Amsterdam and holds an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona.
Investors
Sierra Ventures
Sierra Ventures is a Silicon Valley based venture capital firm focused on investments across all areas of the information technology sector from semiconductors to enterprise software. Sierra Ventures has managed nine venture capital partnerships and currently has more than $1.5 billion of capital under management.
Cyrte Investments
Cyrte Investments is a Dutch based asset manager that operates several funds including a telecom, media and technology fund. Cyrte's investors include the Dutch pension fund PGGM and the media entrepreneur John de Mol.
SV Angel
SV Angel is a Sillicon Valley angel fund established by Ron Conway, who is one of the world's most prolific and successful angel investors. Current investments include early stage investments in Google, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
