Web Summit, one of the world’s largest technology conferences, named Katherine Maher as chief executive officer on Monday after the company’s founder, Paddy Cosgrave, resigned amid backlash triggered by his comments on the
Irish court documents show Mr. Cosgrave still owns 81 per cent of Web Summit’s parent company, Manders Terrace Ltd. He is facing calls to give up that equity stake. In a series of posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, Mr. Cosgrave had criticized Western leaders for their support of Israel. He lauded Ireland, his home country, for its calls on the European Union not to suspend aid to Palestinians, and said that although Israel has a right to defend itself, it should not break international law. “War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies,” Mr. Cosgrave wrote on Oct. 13.for those remarks and his resignation on Oct.
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