Susana Quintana-Plaza (pictured) has left Next47, a corporate venture capital subsidiary of Germany-based industrial technology group Siemens, where she ran its London office as a partner, last month.
Quintana-Plaza joined Next47 in late 2016, having previously been senior vice-president of technology and innovation for energy utility Eon since 2014. She was Eon’s vice-president of innovation scouting and co-investments for three years from 2011 prior to the later role.
Named as a Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars in January 2018, Quintana-Plaza had made the GCV Powerlist two years before while at Eon. She first joined Eon in 2009 as a strategic and business development manager.
Quintana-Plaza has not disclosed her plans but has joined the boards at Norway-based composite pressure technology developer Hexagon Composites and Germany-headquartered online payment processor Wirecard this year.
