Asanuma was previously a director at Yasuda Enterprise Development America, a venture firm backed by Japan-based insurers Sompo Japan Insurance and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance.
Category: People
Powerlist paints portrait of industry
Our forthcoming Powerlist covering the 100 most powerful people in corporate venturing is due for publication on November 26 and makes for a fascinating insight into who are the key decision-makers in this growing industry.
2012 Powerlist: Mark Read, WPP Digital
Read say: “Digital is now something like 30% of revenue [at WPP] and Paidcontent ranked us number seven in its list of the top global digital media businesses. What we are trying to do is digitise the group.”
2012 Powerlist: Majid Mufti, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures,
Majid Mufti is chief investment officer of Saudi Arabia state-owned Saudi Aramco’s corporate venturing programme. Before the launch of Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Mufti was based in Hong Kong as a joint venture manager handling Aramco’s downstream investments in China. He started his career as a physical products trader in Asia and a process engineer… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Majid Mufti, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures,
2012 Powerlist: Daniel Heaf, BBC Worldwide
Daniel Heaf was made executive vice-president and managing director of consumer digital at UK state-owned broadcaster BBC in March, after two years as BBC Worldwide’s digital director. Heaf oversees all BBC Worldwide’s global consumer-facing digital businesses and is responsible for driving a unified global digital strategy and consumer vision, in addition to his existing strategic… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Daniel Heaf, BBC Worldwide
2012 Powerlist: Richard Erskine, Statoil Technology Invest
Erskine moved to oil major last year from venture capital firm Energy Capital Management (ECM).
2012 Powerlist: Hervé Schricke, Xange Capital
Nine 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 2012 Powerlist: Hervé Schricke, Xange Capital
2012 Powerlist: René Savelsberg, Chrysalix Set
René Savelsberg five years ago helped set up Chrysalix Set as a €50m ($64m) fund backed by Netherlands-based utilities Delta and Essent. Savelsberg, chief executive of Chrysalix Set, said: “Delta and Essent were both mandated by the Dutch government to set up this fund. They looked for management to run the fund and for people… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: René Savelsberg, Chrysalix Set
2012 Powerlist: Fabienne Herlaut, Ecomobilité Ventures
Fabienne Herlaut last year created multi-corporate fund Ecomobilité Ventures as a spin-off from French national railway SNCF. As president of Ecomobilité, Herlaut said: “I have about 30 years’ business experience, which is a combination of consulting and family office work. I worked in consulting for five years and created the Paris office of [investment consultant]… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Fabienne Herlaut, Ecomobilité Ventures
2012 Powerlist: Pierre de Fouquet, Iris Capital
In 1986, Pierre de Fouquet, managing partner at Iris Capital, a France-based venture capital firmmanaging strategic investments for Saudi Telecom, France Télécom and Publicis Groupe, helpedlaunch the venture and growth capital arm of the French Caisse des Dépôts, where he was incharge of investments in cinema and television businesses, and then more widely in the… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Pierre de Fouquet, Iris Capital
2012 Powerlist: Paul Brown, Sandbox Industries
Brown Brown says while he was deputy general counsel of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association he had the idea to do the strategic corporate venture fund, which became Sandbox.
2012 Powerlist: Jean-Marc Bally, Aster Capital
The corporate-backed venture firm Aster became independent of France-based industrial group Schneider Electric in 2010, and is backed by two other corporate backers, equipment provider Alstom and chemical company Solvay Rhodia. The company is also set to reveal an undisclosed European financial institution as its next investor, Bally said.
2012 Powerlist: Pieter Wolters, DSM Venturing
Pieter Wolters recently joined DSM Venturing as its head, replacing Marcel Lubben, after a career as an entrepreneur. Wolters said: “I have been a start-up executive for the last 15 years. I have spent the last eight of that in the US. “Right now it is business as usual at DSM after 10 years. In… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Pieter Wolters, DSM Venturing
2012 Powerlist: Gunnar Weikert, Inventages Venture Capital
Gunnar Weikert is the founder and executive chairman of Switzerland-based consumer goodscompany Nestlé’s corporate venturing unit, Inventages, which has $1.5bn under management. Hewas previously global head for life sciences deals at Germany-based healthcare company Bayer. At Bayer, he oversaw venture investments and collaborations “representing some of the biggestdeals between big pharma and biotechnology in the… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Gunnar Weikert, Inventages Venture Capital