Todorova, who had spent some three years overseeing Sumitomo's European food and agriculture technology portfolio in Europe, is taking leave.

Altana hired Thomas Kostka after more than a decade at Henkel to head up its coprorate venture capital activities.

Venture firm Mindset Partners has hired Jules Miller, an IBM veteran who headed up a blockchain-focused accelerator.

George Mason tech transfer stalwart Aurali Dade has been temporarily promoted while the university looks to fill the vacancy left by Deb Crawford, who departs on July 31.

Hogil Doh has ascended to a chief operating officer position at Yahoo Japan’s investment arm, after joining in February from fellow corporate venturing unit Rakuten Ventures.

Sethuraman Panchanathan has been appointed the new director of the US National Science Foundation, having previously held executive positions at ASU.

The commercial vehicle manufacturer has appointed Martin Witt to head its investment subsidiary after more than 14 years at Accenture Strategy.

The pharmaceutical firm has transferred China-based business development director Manabu Aruga to its Tokyo headquarters where he will oversee corporate VC deals in Asia.

The merchant group’s LDC Innovations fund will back food and agtech startups, with Max Clegg, its former head of food innovation, heading up the unit.

Kunal Mehta has been promoted to principal at the media group's corporate venturing unit, which has also hired senior associate Jacqueline Cegla and associate Isabel Lo.