The corporate is set to split its investment staff into two regional teams under Alex Clavel and Greg Moon, following some 150 job losses.
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Wave of job moves amid energy bull market
Oil and gas majors have seen a lot of turnover in senior CVC roles over the past year.
Lenson leaves SoftBank Investment Advisers
Catherine Lenson, the first female managing partner at Softbank, has left the corporate venture arm of the Japanese technology conglomerate.
McBride moves along to M12
M12, a Microsoft Venture Fund, has hired Jason McBride as a partner, after working as the corporation’s director of business development for two years
Wang moves to Amazon’s climate fund
Phoebe Wang announced she has left Shell Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of the UK-based oil and gas corporation, to join Amazon Climate Pledge Fund. Wang served nearly four years at Shell Ventures, working as the firm’s investment director, where she developed and implemented investment strategies and oversaw a $2bn fund. Wang told GCV,… Continue reading Wang moves to Amazon’s climate fund
GVR Podcast: Learning to fail well – Dr. Samuel West, Museum of Failure
Samuel West of the Museum of Failure talks about how not all failure is created equal.
Asami withdraws from Eisai Innovation
Daiichi Sankyo has hired Shun Asami, previously senior investment director and San Francisco division head at Eisai Innovation.
Beyersdorf moves to EnBW New Ventures
EnBW New Ventures has brought in renewable energy expert Melanie Beyersdorf to bolster its investment team.
What next after being “whacked in the face” by CVC?
Companies that struggle with early corporate venturing efforts will often turn to CVC-as-a-service, says Bill Reichert of Pegasus Ventures.
Porsche’s IPO follows CVC activity
In the run-up to the float, Porche’s investment arm had invested in 18 companies, from hypercars to EV batteries and even bikes.
Edosomwan leaves TotalEnergies Ventures
GCV Rising Star Ademidum (Demi) Edosomwan has left TotalEnergies Ventures after more than three years at the CVC unit.
GVR Podcast: Bill Reichert, Pegasus Tech Ventures
VC-as-a-service is the latest evolution of CVC, says Reichert.
Chevron sees blue hydrogen as key to energy transition
Jim Gable has returned to lead Chevron Technology Ventures at a time when the energy sector has many conflicting priorities.
Sion departs from Citi Ventures
Alex Sion, formerly head of market growth at Citi Ventures, has taken up a managing director role at Motive Create.