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Esther Eller, division head, Avanta Ventures, is one of our 50 rising stars in corporate venturing in 2023.

Vivian Golfin, senior associate, Intuitive Ventures, is one of our 50 rising stars in corporate venturing in 2023.

Lucio Iannone, vice-president of venture investments, Leaps by Bayer, is one of our 50 rising stars in corporate venturing in 2023.

Saqib Jalil, senior manager, Cisco Investments, is one of our 50 rising stars in corporate venturing in 2023.

James Long, venture capital investment director, UBS Next, is one of our 50 rising stars in corporate venturing in 2023.

Justin Merle, investor, Zebra Ventures, is one of our 50 rising stars in corporate venturing in 2023.

Former CEO Ron Spector has been succeeded by Justin Greenstein, who was chief finance and operating officer.

The flow control technology provider has recruited Marco Placidi to head its open innovation arm following a stint in corporate venturing for Halma.

Trumpf’s corporate VC subsidiary has hired Jens Ortgiese, a former venturing director at Stihl Group, as principal.

Former senior director Breton Birkhofer has taken a managing director role at DivcoWest where he will focus on early-stage real estate and construction technology.