Yahoo! Europe former Managing Director Toby Coppel is joining Richard Branson’s cleantech-focused private equity fund Virgin Green Fund as a partner in London. The move is yet another indication of how straight technologists are going green and heading to cleantech ventures.
As chief strategy officer of Yahoo’s European unit Coppel oversaw $5 billion of acquisitions, including the $1 billion investment in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce site.
On joining Virgin Green, Coppell said:
[Virgin Green] It is the perfect platform for me to leverage my investment and operating experience in technology, media and communications to identify and manage attractive investment opportunities.
Coppel stepped down from Yahoo! in December 2008. Since leaving he’s joined a number of corporate board. Last fall he joined the board of environmental intelligence firm Avoiding Mass Extinctions Engine (AMEE), reports PaidContent.org.
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