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More upheaval at Web Summit as senior figures depart

The upheaval at the events company has continued with Katherine Maher’s departure as chief executive after just three months being followed by another senior exit

Katherine Maher: the Web Summit chief executive is leaving to take up a new role at NPR

Staff at Web Summit could be forgiven for wanting a quiet week given the company’s frequent appearances in the headlines of national newspapers of late.

Having endured a major upheaval late last year with the departure of Paddy Cosgrave, the company’s founder, two more senior figures headed for the exit in recent days.

Mike Sexton, the company’s chief marketing technology officer and long-time ally of Cosgrave, confirmed to the Business Post on Friday that he ...