Thomas Whiteaker's move to leave as head of the Hartford's corporate venturing unit for Spain's BBVA, reunites him with former Visa colleague Jay Reinemann.
Thomas Whiteaker has joined Spain-based bank BBVA’s corporate venturing unit leaving his role heading US-based insurer Hartford Financial Services Group’s corporate venturing unit.
The move is the latest sign BBVA is making a serious push to become a player in financial services corporate venturing in the US, and reunites Whiteaker with his former colleague at Visa Jay Reinemann. BBVA’s president Francisco Gonzalez is said to take a personal interest in the group, regularly flying into meetings in Silicon Valley. Gonzalez…
