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Top Facebook executive quits to join London's Tech City
Oct 21st, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Joanna Shields, head of social media group Facebook's operations in Europe, is leaving to join a British government-sponsored venture to create London's answer to Silicon Valley. Tech City Investment Organisation was set up in April 2011 to attract inward investment focused on an area in London's east End, dubbed "silicon roundabout" and supporting start-ups looking to expand. It has signed up companies including Cisco, Google and Intel. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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