Pieter van Diermen

Founder | CEO APAC at Collaboration Betters The World

Malaysia

About

We are a global technology company driven by a simple belief: Collaboration Betters The World. We know that meaningful impact - for our colleagues, our clients, and our shared planet - can only be achieved together. At our core, we are Positive Thinkers committed to delivering powerful, lasting outcomes for the businesses and communities we serve. Learning fuels everything we do. Our education-focused approach places continuous growth at the heart of team development and impact. Starting in 2025, we’re pledging 1% of our annual profit to support education and healthcare initiatives - both locally and globally. Through strategy, technology, and design, we help businesses grow. From idea to execution, we collaborate with people around the world to advise, build, run, and support the development of products with purpose. Our multidisciplinary teams and industry-leading partners enable us to offer a full spectrum of services - from business and technology consulting to software engineering and long-term operational support. We also help clients establish and scale their own delivery capabilities through our Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model - designed to accelerate innovation while building long-term value. Collaboration betters the world. And we’re here to prove it.

Experience

  • Founder | CEO APAC at Collaboration Betters The World
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Chairman Board of Directors at GREENKERN GROUP
    Feb 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

    An independent consulting group for future-oriented brand management. With offices in Berlin, Beijing and Hong Kong.

  • Leader Partner Asia Pacific (CEO) at Positive Thinking Company
    Mar 2021 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Positive Thinking Company APAC (13 yrs 1 mo)
    • Chief Executive Officer
      Mar 2021 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Chief Executive Officer
      Mar 2011 - Jun 2021 · 10 yrs 4 mos

      PYRAMID CONSULTING GROUP (PYCO Group) - PYCO is a digital consulting and software development company, a team of passionate consultants and developers who deliver result driven digital solutions since 1999. With offices in Belgium, France, Switzerland, South-Africa, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam and the USA, PYCO offers 360° digital expertise and services through local consulting and a distributed development approach. PYCO CONSULTING is a specialized digital consulting and staffing agency focused on building and operating teams designed to suit your needs. PYCO VENTURES specializes in the Build-Operate-Transfer model (BOT) to successfully launch your overseas development subsidiary. PYCO DIGITAL is a distributed web, mobile and software development Company. Worldwide clients include AMEX, Atlassian, Coach, LVMH, Microsoft, Samsung, Volkswagen, Wal-Mart, amongst many others.

  • General Director at Collaborative Technologies Company Ltd.
    Nov 2013 - Mar 2024 · 10 yrs 5 mos

    CTC Ltd. is a software development company originally stemming from the partnership of ATLASSIAN, a leading provider of collaboration software for teams, and PYCO Group, a creative digital and software development company. CTC initially focused on developing new features and plug-ins for Confluence, Atlassian's best-in-class team and content collaboration platform and other products such as JIRA and Service Desk. CTC currently houses several product development teams servicing the collaborative and financial software markets.