Joseph Vaillancourt, a near seven-year veteran of Waste Management’s corporate venturing unit, has led more than $1bn of equity and debt financings in his career and has also led $600m of merger and acquisition activity. Vaillancourt, managing director, organic growth, said: “One of the achievements I feel most notable over any discrete investment gain is… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Joseph Vaillancourt, Waste Management
Month: December 2013
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Markus Thill, Robert Bosch Venture Capital
Markus Thill co-founded Germany-based industrial group Bosch’s corporate venturing unit in 2008. Thill, managing director, said: “I joined the corporate strategy unit in 2005. The old topic of venture capital came up during this time, which led to the creation of the corporate venturing group. I quickly found out, talking to people in the industry,… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Markus Thill, Robert Bosch Venture Capital
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Alex Steel, Syngenta Ventures
Alex Steel took over leadership of Switzerland-based agricultural company Syngenta’s corporate venturing unit at the beginning of last year. He moved to the role having been a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) project leader at Syngenta, where he has worked since 2009. Before this, Steel was at UK-based accountancy firm Grant Thornton from the beginning of… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Alex Steel, Syngenta Ventures
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: David Lawee
This time last year it emerged David Lawee had taken charge of late-stage venture unit Google Capital. Since then the group has made some big splashes, backing US-based provide of questionnaires SurveyMonkey at a $444m at a valuation of $1.35bn, and personal loans provider Lending Club as part of a $125m secondaries deal. Lawee joined… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: David Lawee
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Rahul Sood, Microsoft
Rahul Sood became general manager and partner of Microsoft Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the US-based software company, this year. Sood said: “In a nutshell, we are a platform for building successful businesses. That is what keeps us going.” Sood joined Microsoft in 2010 as a general manager in its entertainment business. He moved… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Rahul Sood, Microsoft
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Ashley Smith, British Gas
Ashley Smith co-founded British Gas Venture Capital two years ago. She was formerly an associate at UK-based venture firm CT Investment Partners. She also worked as a high-yield credit analyst at asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments and the Environmental Protection Agency. She was a student of international studies at University of Pennsylvania – the Lauder… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Ashley Smith, British Gas
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Talal Shamoon, InterTrust
Talal Shamoon has been chief executive of InterTrust for more than 10 years. He was previously a researcher at the NEC Research Institute Princeton from 1994 to 1997. He has a doctorate of philosophy, electrical and electronic engineering from Cornell University in the US.
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Tracy Isacke, Telefonica Digital
Tracy Isacke has been spearheading Spain-based telecoms company Telefónica’s big push into corporate venturing as director of its Silicon Valley office. Isacke has helped web-based telephony company Jajah integrate with Telefónica, after she led the acquisition of that business in 2010 for $207m. As well as business development, Isacke has worked in sales for O2,… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Tracy Isacke, Telefonica Digital
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Matt Hermann, Ascension Health Ventures
Matt Hermann is a 12-year veteran of Ascension Health Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of US-based healthcare group Ascension Health, which was founded the year he joined. As senior managing director, Hermann said: “We are one set of eyes that Ascension Health and our other limited partners [investors] use to look over the horizon for… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Matt Hermann, Ascension Health Ventures
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Adrien Henry, Blue Orange
Adrien Henry was tasked with setting up France-based water and waste management company Suez Environnement’s corporate venturing fund Blue Orange three years ago. Henry, managing director of Blue Orange, said in an interview for last year’s Powerlist™: “We are a dedicated entity and subsidiary of Suez Environnement, which also makes us small, flexible and quick,… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Adrien Henry, Blue Orange
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Dan Sheehan, Covidien Ventures
Dan Sheehan has managed the activities of Covidien Ventures since the corporate venturing unit of the US-based healthcare provider was founded in 2008. The corporate venturing programme invests up to $5m per round and followed Covidien’s spin-out from conglomerate Tyco International in June 2007 to expand into medical devices. Sheehan’s background includes both venture capital… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Dan Sheehan, Covidien Ventures
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Reese Schroeder, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital
Reese Schroeder spent five years working with Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, the corporate venturing group of the US-based telecommunications company, before joining it formally in 2004 as managing director. He said: “In 1999, when the venture group was formed, I was one of the first people who started to work with them. I attended their… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Reese Schroeder, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Jay Reinemann, BBVA New Ventures
Jay Reinemann joined Spain-based bank BBVA in April 2011 to help set up its corporate venturing unit as executive director of strategy and corporate development. He had previously worked in corporate venturing at credit card provider Visa from 2000 to 2008. San Francisco-based Reinemann is hopeful his role will significantly modernise the bank. Reinemann said:… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Jay Reinemann, BBVA New Ventures
GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Daniel Piette, LVMH Investment Funds
Daniel Piette, chairman of LVMH Investment Funds, joined the France-based luxury goods maker in 1990 as executive vice-president before heading its L Capital corporate venturing unit for western markets and L Capital Asia for the east. In March, L Capital raised €400m ($600m) for its latest fund, beating the original €350m target for this third… Continue reading GCV Powerlist™ 2013: Daniel Piette, LVMH Investment Funds