Del Valle will lead the retailer's Cencosud Ventures vehicle after almost five years at Telefonica’s Wayra subsidiary.

Jose Antonio Pascual del Valle has joined Chile-based retailer Cencosud as head of its corporate venture capital subsidiary, Cencosud Ventures.

Del Valle will lead Cencosud Ventures after almost five years at Spain-headquartered telecommunications firm Telefónica’s Wayra corporate venturing unit. He had previously been Wayra’s head of scouting and investments in Latin America at Wayra and a director or observer in Wayra Chile’s portfolio.

Portfolio companies where del Valle had held board roles include SimpliRoute, Poliglota, IpsumApp, Recorrido, U-Planner, WebdoxCLM, Rocketpin, Autofact,…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.