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Douglas C. Wride is president and chief financial officer for Websense Inc. Bringing more than 27 years of experience in finance to his position Wride has been instrumental in the transformation of Websense from a private venture to a successful public company. He orchestrated Websense's March 2000 IPO which raised $72 million and has also lead the company toward achieving significant profitability and ample cash-flow.
Prior to joining Websense Wride worked with John B. Carrington at Artios Inc. where Wride served as vice president COO and CFO. In addition to restructuring international operations and managing 110 employees he improved operating profit while decreasing income tax liabilities. Wride was also integral to the company's successful merger with BARCO an $800 million international conglomerate.
Before Artios Wride served as vice president COO and CFO of NetCount LLC an Internet traffic verification analysis and research company. In this role he built both the infrastructure and management team to grow the company's market presence. In addition he completed two rounds of private capital financing and negotiated the first license of the Price Waterhouse trademark in the firm's 150-year history. He also held positions at Digitalk Inc. and SSD. He began his career at Price Waterhouse.
Wride earned a B.S. in accounting from the University of Southern California and is a certified public accountant (CPA). He is also a member of the AICPA California Society of CPAs the Southern California Software Council and former director of the Orange County YMCA. | 