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Exclusive: Juul plans India e-cigarette entry with new hires

JUUL e-cigarette vaping pods are shown in this photo. [Photo: Reuters]

NEW DELHI/LOS ANGELES - US-based electronic cigarette company Juul Labs Inc is hoping to launch its products in India by late 2019, a person familiar with the strategy told Reuters, marking one of its boldest bets to expand away from its home turf.

After recruiting Uber India executive Rachit Ranjan as a senior public policy strategist, Juul this month hired India-based Mastercard executive Rohan Mishra as head of government relations.

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