Telkom’s investment division has recruited a former partner at AC Ventures, Donald Wihardja, as CEO with the role having been vacant for the past nine months.

Yuan Gao, formerly head of strategic investments, has ascended to head of corporate strategy and investments, almost five years after joining the parent company.

The marketing agency has partnered its ISID subsidiary to form a new open innovation arm in Silicon Valley, appointing Dentsu Ventures’ Yu Hirayama to manage the initiative.

EMV Capital managing director Ilian Iliev has replaced Ian Postlethwaite as CEO of NetScientific on a part-time basis.

Verizon corporate development manager David Liu has moved to a principal position at the telecoms firm's corporate venturing unit to target 5G technology developers.

Daisy Cai has returned to corpoorate venturing two years after leaving Baidu, joining SoftBank Vision Fund as its newest partner.

Terese Hougaard has taken a principal role at the UK-based venture firm after five years at Alphabet unit CapitalG, most recently as a partner.

3D printing technology specialist Joseph Kowen is the latest partner at the chemical producer’s investment arm and will help source additive manufacturing, food and healthtech deals in Israel.

GCV Emerging Leader Pratima Aiyagari has left Cisco Investments’ parent company after almost a decade to join venture capital firm Paladin Capital.

Claudio Barahona Jacobs has taken the managing director position at the venture fund after nearly a decade at Telefónica’s Wayra Chile unit.