Accenture's corporate venturing unit has promoted Ladi Greenstreet to oversee its strategic investments in Europe.

Following almost 10 years in corporate venturing at Siemens, Itziar Estevez Latasa has taken a partner position at venture firm Iris Capital.

Thurston Cromwell has moved up from a director of development position at Emerson to a vice-president of corporate development role.

Falk, Adamany and Gransee have been promoted to chief IP and licensing officer, general counsel, and chief financial and operating officer respectively.

MSU Foundation's Red Cedar Ventures has secured the services of Prem Bodagala, previously of Invest Michigan, as director.

Sean Liu, previously investment director for SoftBank Investment Advisers where he led China-based initiatives on behalf of its Vision Fund, has joined Legalist.

Woodford Patient Capital Trust has been left with only a lifeline after Neil Woodford announced the closure of his fund management firm.

UT-Dallas's cross-disciplinary Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has promoted its assistant director Paul Nichols to director.

Station Houston CEO Gaby Rowe is to join the Rice University-operated Ion startup incubation project as executive director.

After a two-year stint with Allied Minds, Simon Davidson has moved back to In-Q-Tel as a managing partner.