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2012 Powerlist: Paul Brown, Sandbox Industries
Brown Brown says while he was deputy general counsel of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association he had the idea to do the strategic corporate venture fund, which became Sandbox.
Nov 13, 20122012 Powerlist: Jean-Marc Bally, Aster Capital
The corporate-backed venture firm Aster became independent of France-based industrial group Schneider Electric in 2010, and is backed by two other corporate backers, equipment provider Alstom and chemical company Solvay Rhodia. The company is also set to reveal an undisclosed European financial institution as its next investor, Bally said.
Nov 13, 20122012 Powerlist: Jim Weaver, Alticor Corporate Enterprises
Weaver is responsible for managing the current portfolio of seven companies as well as directing all acquisition and corporate development activities for the corporation.
Nov 13, 20122012 Powerlist: Alex Steel, Syngenta Ventures
He moved to the role having been a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) project leader at Syngenta, where he has worked since 2009.
Nov 13, 20122012 Powerlist: Georg Schwegler, T-Venture
Schwegler joined T-Venture in October 2000 and was initially responsible for the INI-Ventures Fund and research and analysis, before taking over the management of the new T-Com Venture Fund in 2004 and becoming chief executive a year later.
Nov 13, 20122012 Powerlist: Howard Schultz, Starbucks
The deal is unusually personalised for a chief executive of a major company, with Schultz himself sitting on the board of Square.
Nov 13, 20122012 Powerlist: Hilton Romanski, Cisco
Romanski previously worked at US-based bank JP Morgan.
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