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Snap Inc.’s chief strategy officer is leaving, the latest in a string of departures — Los Angeles Times

By TechTaffy Desk

Snapchat maker Snap Inc. is losing one of its longest-serving executives at a time when the struggling Santa Monica company has seen its stock hit an all-time low, writes Samantha Masunga and David Pierson.

Here is the link: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tn-snap-imran-khan-20180910-story.html

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