AAA Powerlist 2012

2012 Powerlist: Carole Nuechterlein, Roche

Carole Nuechterlein has headed the Roche Venture Fund since 2001, but even after a decade at the top of the Switzerland-based drugs company’s corporate venturing unit, she said her challenges remain “exits and finding the diamonds in the rough”. Prior to her current position managing Roche’s SFr500m ($530m) venture fund and its 30 portfolio companies… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Carole Nuechterlein, Roche

2012 Powerlist: Bruce Beckloff, Arm

Beckloff, an 11-year veteran of UK-based microprocessor company Arm Holdings, moved the company into corporate venturing in 2008 but has since become part-time while seconded to the UK government’s UK Trade & Investment unit responsible for venture capital. Beckloff said: “In 2008 I came into the corporate business development group. This was generally run by… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Bruce Beckloff, Arm

2012 Powerlist: Nagraj Kashyap, Qualcomm

Nagraj Kashyap was raised in New Delhi, India, moved to the US in 1992 to gain a master’s degree in computer science from University of Texas, Austin, and never left. He began his career as a software engineer at Nortel, Motorola and 3Com/US Robotics before moving into project management with management consulting firm PRTM, now… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Nagraj Kashyap, Qualcomm

2012 Powerlist: Trond Unneland, Chevron

Trond Unneland has headed Chevron’s corporate venturing unit for more than five years, following a varied career in the oil and gas industry, which also included a foray into diplomacy. Unneland is proud of what he has accomplished in that time. He said: “During the last five years Chevron has been recognised as probably having… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Trond Unneland, Chevron