Arm CEO pulls out of Saudi conference: source

Reuters

Published Oct 22, 2018 02:46PM ET

Arm CEO pulls out of Saudi conference: source

(Reuters) - British chip designer Arm Holdings Chief Executive Officer Simon Segars has pulled out of the Saudi Arabia investment conference this week, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Segars is the latest among several high-profile company executives to pull out of the conference amid mounting pressure on Riyadh over the disappearance and alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Arm Holdings was acquired by SoftBank Group (T:9984) in 2016 for $32 billion.

Bloomberg reported earlier on Monday that SoftBank Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure will not be attending the Saudi Arabia investment conference this week.