CEO Alan Aubrey and CIO Mike Townend are stepping down today, although both will remain employees for six months and consultants thereafter.

University of Rochester has rehired Harl Tolbert, currently with Pennsylvania State University, as associate vice-president of URVentures.

Raghupathy “Siva” Sivakumar has been appointed as the university’s inaugural vice-president of commercialisation and chief commercialisation officer.

François Hédé has taken over as president of Linksium, succeeding Gilles Talbotier who had led the tech transfer organisation for six years.

Dedric Carter has been appointed as Washington University in St Louis first vice chancellor for innovation and chief commercialisation officer.

Daryush Ila, a 10-year tech transfer veteran at FSU, will assume the vice-president for innovation and research role at UWG.

Jim O’Neill, Duncan Johnson and Russell Schofield-Bezer will lead the investment company set up by the universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield.

Patrick Cazeneuve will succeed inaugural president Pierre Dufresne at the regional tech transfer organisation, bringing with him 25 years of expertise.

William Tucker, executive director of InnovationAccess at UC Davis, has retired after nearly two decades with University of California.

Jon Soderstrom will step down as managing director of Yale University’s tech transfer office tomorrow after 25 years in the job.