US EditionFormer Amazon UK Boss Set to Chair CMA
Doug Gurr, interim chair since early 2025, is endorsed to lead the CMA's strategy overhaul aimed at reducing red tape and boosting UK economic growth.
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The British Labour Government announced the appointment of Doug Gurr, former executive of the American giant Amazon, as permanent president of the Competition and Markets Authority (Cma), the UK's antitrust authority. Gurr had been appointed interim a year ago and now the executive led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer has decided to entrust him with a full mandate. The choice confirms the line of the current government opening up to US technology …
Former Amazon boss to keep CMA chair
Doug Gurr has been confirmed as the government’s preferred candidate to continue in the role of chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Gurr, a former boss of Amazon UK, was parachuted into the role on an interim basis last January, but will now complete a full five-year term. Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the appointment would signal that the UK was a place where businesses could “grow and invest with confidence”. Gurr’s a…
Once the appointment has been confirmed, subject to a parliamentary hearing, Gurr will oversee the CMA for the next five years. ...
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