Previously managing director of North American venture activities for Motorola Mobility for six years, Sanghi will lead Amex's Enterprise Growth Group's new office in Silicon Valley, California, US, which is expected to open later this year.

The agreed merger of mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility into search engine Google has led to the first departure from the former’s corporate venturing group with Harshul Sanghi (pictured) joining credit card company American Express (Amex).

Previously managing director of North American venture activities for Motorola Mobility for six years, Sanghi will lead Amex’s Enterprise Growth Group’s new office in Silicon Valley, California, US, which is expected to open later this year.

The Enterprise Growth Group is a business…