Ten years ago Hervé Schricke was sponsored by La Poste, France’s national post office, to launch Xange Capital as chairman. Xange’s second fund raised €60m ($78m) in its first close last year from multi-corporate backers including Post Bank as well as La Poste. Schricke helped create Xange Private Equity through the acquisition of the venture… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Hervé Schricke, Xange Capital
Month: December 2013
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: René Savelsberg, Chrysalix Set
René Savelsberg seven years ago helped set up Chrysalix Set as the management company for Set Fund I with €40m ($55m) backed by Netherlands-based utilities Delta and Essent. Currently Chrysalix Set also actively manages Set Fund II with commitments from the same and new investors. Savelsberg, chief executive of Chrysalix Set, said: “Delta and Essent… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: René Savelsberg, Chrysalix Set
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Richard Nourse, Greencoat
Richard Nourse leads venture capital fund manager Greencoat, the exclusive investment adviser to €200m ($272m) clean-tech fund, ESB Novusmodus, which is funded by Ireland-based utility ESB, and investment manager to Greencoat UK Wind, a sector-focused infrastructure fund invested in UK wind generation assets and listed on the LSE’s main market. as managing partner. A year… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Richard Nourse, Greencoat
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Simon Haslam, Moonray
Simon Haslam has worked for nearly six years as president of Moonray Investors, mutual fund manager Fidelity’s corporate venturing unit. Moonray looks at both healthcare and clean-tech deals, having hired Peter Magowan in 2012 to manage the latter sector. Moonray also complements the regional venturing units in Europe, India and Asia managed by specific groups… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Simon Haslam, Moonray
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Matteo Gatta, Belgacom
Matteo Gatta took over as vice-president of group strategy at Belgium-based telecoms company Belgacom in 2012, leaving him overseeing the group’s corporate venturing investments. He came to the role after heading Scarlet, an acquisition of Belgacom, as chief executive from 2008 to 2010. He previously worked in strategy and planning and as head of marketing… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Matteo Gatta, Belgacom
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Olivier Garel, Unilever Corporate Ventures
Olivier Garel, vice-president of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), replaced Martin Grieve as head of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company Unilever’s corporate venturing unit last year. Garel, a long-term Unilever executive, takes over after Unilever committed a further $450m to its corporate venturing unit for its third fund to help it expand in Asia and North… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Olivier Garel, Unilever Corporate Ventures
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: John Gardner, Nokia Growth Partners
John Gardner has worked for Finland-based mobile handset company Nokia for more than 20 years. He worked at a Nokia corporate venturing unit spun off from the company as BlueRun Ventures between 1998 and 2007 before becoming managing partner at Nokia Growth Partners, which looked at later-stage deals. He previously worked as a business development… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: John Gardner, Nokia Growth Partners
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Stefan Gabriel, 3M New Ventures
Stefan Gabriel was a 23-year veteran of Germany-based automaker BMW before he joined 3M to set up its corporate venturing unit 3M New Ventures in 2008. He added: “Our mandate is to identify and invest in disruptive early-stage technologies and business models to expand 3M`s global innovation leadership.” He was most proud of creating a… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Stefan Gabriel, 3M New Ventures
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Ron Fisher, Softbank Holdings
Ron Fisher joined SoftBank in 1995 to oversee its activities outside Asia, including the US. As well as founding venture firm SoftBank Capital, he is a director and president of SoftBank Holdings and on the board of the parent company SoftBank Corporation. He has worked for more than 30 years with technology and high-growth companies.… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Ron Fisher, Softbank Holdings
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Albert Fischer, Yellow & Blue
Albert Fischer was brought in by Netherlands-based power company Nuon to set up its corporate venturing unit, Yellow & Blue, in 2008. Fischer, managing director of Yellow & Blue, said: “On the basis of Aim-listed Plant Health Care, where I was non-executive chairman [for nine years to 2010], Nuon invited me to start Yellow &… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Albert Fischer, Yellow & Blue
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Jens Eckstein, SR One
Jens Eckstein took over as president of GlaxoSmithKline’s corporate venturing unit, SR One, in 2012. He joined having worked at venture firm TVM Capital as a general partner since 2007. Eckstein joined TVM as a principal in 2004. At TVM he became chief executive of SelectX Pharmaceuticals, as he also worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence at… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Jens Eckstein, SR One
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Barbara Dalton, Pfizer Ventures
Barbara Dalton has worked at Pfizer’s corporate venturing unit for the past six years as vice-president. She joined Pfizer from EuclidSR Partners, a venture firm backed by UK-based pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, where she worked from 2000 to 2007. Before this she was at GlaxoSmithKline’s corporate venturing unit SR One for seven years. Dalton has a… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Barbara Dalton, Pfizer Ventures
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Peter Cowley, Martlet
A self-described maverick corporate venturing investor, Peter Cowley takes a unique approach to investing on behalf of Martlet, a corporate angel fund sponsored by Marshall, a UK-based engineering group. The group is the dream of Robert Marshall, of Marshall’s founding family, who came to know Cowley through his personal angel investing. He said: “We [Martlet]… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Peter Cowley, Martlet
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Iain Cooper, Schlumberger
Iain Cooper, manager of technology investments, moved to head oil services company Schlumberger’s corporate venturing deals in 2007. In this role he looks after early-stage technology scouting and corporate venturing for Schlumberger Worldwide. He also looks after relationships with Intel, Boeing and General Motors. Before this he worked as a product development manager between 2004… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Iain Cooper, Schlumberger