Web Summit chief Katherine Maher steps down after three months in the role

Web Summit board said it has already begun the search for a new chief executive.

Katherine Maher, chief executive officer of Web Summit, delivering her speech on the opening day of the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal in November. 

Web Summit Chief Executive Katherine Maher is stepping down after just three months in the role.

Maher took over the role of Web Summit chief in October following the resignation of outspoken founder and chief Paddy Cosgrave. She is to take up the role of chief executive of US media firm National Public Radio (NPR).