Erin VanLanduit, a GCV Powerlist 2020 award winner during her time at Tyson Foods, is Cargill's new head of corporate ventures.

Erin VanLanduit, former managing director of food provider Tyson’s $150m corporate venturing unit, has joined US-headquartered agribusiness Cargill as head of corporate ventures.

Cargill had made a series of strategic investments in companies such as pea protein maker Puris in the 2010s under Peter Hawthorne, having previously spun off its Black River investment unit.

VanLanduit, a GCV Powerlist 2020 award winner, had spent a year at Tyson Ventures and was an observer on six of its portfolio companies.…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.