Marek Rubasinski, who ran media company Sky's corporate venturing activities, is leaving and will be replaced by head of investments James McClurg.

Takeda Ventures has hired Jayson Punwani from Pappas Ventures as an investment director.

As General Electric's chief innovation officer, Siegel will retain responsibility for its corporate venturing unit, GE Ventures.

Genecast Ventures' Gil Beyda has joined Comcast Ventures as managing director, as the unit promotes Daniel Gulati to partner.

The position will involve exploring commercialisation opportunities from government-owned research agency Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Christina Karapataki, formerly a venture principal for Schlumberger Technology Investments, has taken an investor role at venture fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Ex-Western Digital Capital director Aymerik Renard has joined VC firm Hardware Club, which reached a $28m first close of its fund in June, as a general partner.

Mark Barrett, who has held business development roles at Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi Genzyme, has taken an entrepreneur-in-residence position at Frazier Healthcare Partners.