Special report: GCV Asia Congress 2018
Author: Edison Fu
Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.
Carbonara joins Citi Ventures
Matthew Carbonara, has left a senior director role at Cisco Investments to join Citi Ventures as a managing director.
Swarup promoted to partner at Rakuten Ventures
Aditya Swarup, a former principal at Rakuten Ventures, has been promoted to partner.
Chakravarthy checks into NGP Capital
NGP Capital has hired Rohini Chakravarthy from New Enterprise Associates as a partner.
Cauvas joins Anthemis
Marin Cauvas has joined Anthemis as an investment associate from Santander InnoVentures.
Romanski runs to Siris Capital
Hilton Romanski, who was featured twice on GCV’s Powerlist in 2012 and 2014, has become a partner and senior managing director at Siris Capital.
Rowles swims into Sky Ocean Ventures
Jamie Rowles has left a venture capital position at Jetstone Asset Management to head Sky’s impact venturing fund.
Telkomsel invites Ariffin to head of investments position
Nazier Ariffin, formerly Angel-eQ’s head of investments and business development, will head investments for Telkomsel’s new strategic unit.
Bell chimes with Nuveen’s offer
William Bell, a director at TIAA’s corporate development department, has joined Nuveen as a managing director.
Treitz tries on AWS role
Amazon Web Services has hired Ewa Treitz from fund manager Black Pearls as a business development manager to work with startups.
Hartanto hurries to MDI Ventures
Aldi Adrian Hartanto has departed from Mandiri Capital after two years to take up a position at another Indonesia-based corporate venturing unit.
Park drives his way to LG
Taejoon Park has become the second high-profile departure from Applied Ventures in recent months, moving to LG Technology Ventures.
Boshier helps Yamaha venture to Australia
Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley has opened an Australian office which will be run by BCG alumnus Craig Boshier.
Visa invites Williams to strategic investment position
Otto Williams, formerly the corporate’s vice-president of innovation and strategic partnerships, will head strategic partnerships and ventures in the CEMEA region.