Rachel Lam has been group managing director of US-based media company Time Warner’s strategic investment unit for 10 years Her unit has been investing in early to mid-stage companies that generate strategic value for Time Warner. Lam has also worked for venture capital firms connected to banks, including Quetzal/Chase Capital Partners and at CSFB Equity… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Rachel Lam, Time Warner Investments
Month: December 2013
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Toshihiko Kusakabe, Presidio Ventures
Toshihiko Kusakabe has now been replaced by Shun Aramaki as chief executive of Presidio Ventures. Kusakabe was featured on this list by mistake.
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Davorin Kuchan, Texas Instruments
Davorin Kuchan, as director of corporate venturing and innovation at US-based chipmaker Texas Instruments, led a comprehensive strategy review of its corporate venturing activities. Following this comprehensive review, Kuchan is attempting to stir debate about how best corporate venturing units can work with the wider venture industry. Kuchan said: “There is a growing opportunity for… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Davorin Kuchan, Texas Instruments
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Kenichi Kimura, Mitsui Global Investment
Kenichi Kimura has been the head of Japan-based conglomerate Mitsui’s corporate venturing unit for more than three years. He is chief executive of Mitsui Global Investment from his Silicon Valley base. The 21-year veteran of Mitsui has long been involved with venture investments. He worked as an investment partner for IT and new domain business… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Kenichi Kimura, Mitsui Global Investment
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Dirk Nachtigal, BASF Venture Capital
Dirk Nachtigal has been chief financial officer (CFO) and managing director of BASF Venture Capital, the Germany-based chemicals company’s €150m ($200m) corporate venturing unit, since September 2001. During the past decade he has expanded the corporate venturing team to 14 in offices in the US, China, Japan and Germany. Most of the team rotate into… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Dirk Nachtigal, BASF Venture Capital
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Dan Keoppel, Verizon Ventures
Daniel Keoppel, a 14-year veteran of the US-based telecommunications company, has led its corporate venturing for the last 10 years. Keoppel was previously at rival US-based telecoms company AT&T’s mergers and acquisitions department, where he also controlled its then corporate venturing unit AT&T Ventures Corporation. He also held various finance positions with Lucent (then AT&T)… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Dan Keoppel, Verizon Ventures
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Rimas Kapeskas, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund
Rimas Kapeskas joined postal delivery company UPS’s corporate venturing unit as managing director in 2012. Kapeskas said in an interview for last year’s Powerlist™: “I have been with UPS for a number of years. I came out of the product research and development group, where we develop products in-house. It has been an interesting transition… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Rimas Kapeskas, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Martin Murphy, Syncona Partners
After nine years as a partner at a top-tier venture capital firm (VC), it is difficult to imagine the attraction of moving to another firm. But for Martin Murphy, chief executive of Syncona Partners, Wellcome Trust’s £200m ($300m) direct investment vehicle for healthcare and life sciences, having the opportunity to build on the work of… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Martin Murphy, Syncona Partners
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Carleigh Jaques, Visa
Carleigh Jaques joined Visa in 2008 as head of corporate development, having previously worked as an investment banker at Germany-based Deutsche Bank for 12 years. Visa has ebbed and flowed with its corporate venturing strategy but, along with credit card providers American Express and Mastercard, has been more active recently, including backing mobile payments provider… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Carleigh Jaques, Visa
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Bernhard Mohr, Evonik Corporate Venturing
As managing director, Bernhard Mohr was tasked with setting up Germany-based chemicals company Evonik’s corporate venturing unit last year. He joined the company having spent five and a half years working at Germany-based chemicals company BASF’s corporate venturing unit. Before moving to BASF Venture Capital, Mohr held multiple roles across BASF. Between 1985 and 1996… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Bernhard Mohr, Evonik Corporate Venturing
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Kay Enjoji
TEL Venture Capital, the corporate venturing unit of Japan-based semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron, appointed Keiichi ”Kay” Enjoji, as its president in July 2011. His most recent role was as director of Tokyo Electron’s MEMS division, and he has worked across the Japanese corporation for at least about 20 years. Enjoji received an economics degree… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Kay Enjoji
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: George Coyle
George Coyle has for three years managed US-based oil and gas company ConocoPhillips’ corporate venturing deals, including its investments in multi-corporate fund Energy Technology Ventures. Between 2007 and 2009, Coyle was chief executive of DeepFlex, which raised more than $35m in venture capital. He previously worked for 18 years at oil and gas company Chevron… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: George Coyle
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Beth Comstock
Beth Comstock leads GE Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of General Electric, alongside her role as chief marketing officer. Previously, she was president of Integrated Media at NBC Universal. She also held roles at CBS and Turner Broadcasting. Comstock is a member of Nike’s board and trustee president of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Beth Comstock
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Amy Banse
Amy Banse has headed Comcast Ventures, where she is a managing director and head of funds, since mid-2011, leading strategy. This dates back to Comcast’s corporate venturing unit merger with NBC’s Peacock Fund, creating a $750m fund. Banse previously founded Comcast Interactive Media in 2005 and led the company’s online strategy over the next six… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Amy Banse