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Snapchat poaches Credit Suisse tech star: WSJ

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Mobile messaging app Snapchat has hired Credit Suisse's star tech banker to help CEO Evan Spiegel turn the company into a money-maker, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The start-up has named Imran Khan, the former head of Internet banking at Credit Suisse, as its first chief strategy officer. Khan will report directly to Spiegel.

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You can read the full Wall Street Journal article here.