General Motors' corporate venturing unit has not replaced European representative Jerneja Loncar, now an entrepreneur-in-residence at GM Entrepreneurs, in lieu of focusing on China, Israel and the US.

Wale Ayeni has departed from a position leading Orange's North American corporate venturing investments to fund African startups on behalf of IFC.

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Citi's strategic investment subsidiary has hired Travis Skelly from venture capital fund FinTech Collective as a senior vice-president.

Joydeep Bose joined Cisco from Intel Capital in 2007 and oversaw its corporate venturing activities in the Asia Pacific Japan region.

Bill Maris is stepping down after seven years as head of the Alphabet subsidiary, with David Krane taking over as managing partner and CEO.

Eze Vidra, who helped GV set up its aborted European branch, has taken the chief innovation officer role at clinical trial connection platform TrialReach.

Vosik Shamsiev, a venture partner at Japan-based corporate venturing unit TEL Venture Capital since 2014, is leaving to pursue opportunities in Canada.

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