Erin VanLanduit is taking on the managing director role at Tyson Ventures following the departures of Reese Schroeder and Tom Mastrobuoni.

US-based food maker Tyson has hired Erin VanLanduit as managing director of its corporate venture capital unit, Tyson Ventures.

VanLanduit will move to Tyson’s head office in Arkansas to run the unit. She was previously director of business development for new ventures at consumer goods producer SC Johnson.

Chief financial officer Tom Mastrobuoni left Tyson Ventures earlier this year for an unnamed VC investor whose first investment was in Nom Nom World Food, due to Tyson Ventures’ then-imminent move…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.