People – Page 273

We republish our article for our last Powerlist, when outgoing Qualcomm Ventures head Nagraj Kashyap came second in the definitive list of the most important people in corporate venturing.

Wells Fargo-backed Norwest promotes three

Robert Mittendorff, Sumer Juneja and Lisa Wu have all been promoted, with the former two set to act as principals.

Westerberg takes driver’s seat at Volvo Venture Capital

Anna Westerberg has moved from Volvo Penta, Volvo’s engine manufacturing division, to its corporate venturing unit, where she has been appointed president.

Comstock sees light at GE

Beth Comstock, who heads up GE’s corporate venturing unit, is set to take the reins at its lighting division, leading to greater integration with lighting technology start-ups.

Pierre Lamond joins Formation 8

Pierre Lamond has taken up an advisory position at Formation 8, three months after leaving Khosla Ventures.

Kufner signs up for Startup Bootcamp Berlin

Tanja Kufner, who previously oversaw Telefonica subsidiary Wayra’s operations in Germany, will now work with the corporate-backed accelerator’s Berlin branch.