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Competition and Markets Authority

United Kingdom · public body

About this body

Non-ministerial departmentLiveSponsor: Department for Business and Trade

Current board (23)

Cyrus Mehta ChairPanel Chair2026 - present
Doug Gurr ChairChair2026 - present
Murdoch MacLennan ChairChair of the Office for the Internal Market Panel2022 - present
Chris PrevettGeneral Counsel2024 - present
Cyrus MehtaNon-Executive Director2024 - present
Daniel LambauerChief Operating Officer2024 - present
David Halpern CBENon-Executive Director2026 - present
Emma CochraneExecutive Director for Consumer Protection2026 - present
Dr Jenny HaydockChief Economic Adviser2026 - present
Jessica LennardChief Strategy & External Affairs Officer2023 - present
Joel BamfordExecutive Director2024 - present
Joel BamfordExecutive Director2024 - present
Joel BamfordExecutive Director for Mergers, Office for the Internal Market and Subsidy Advice Unit2024 - present
Juliette EnserExecutive Director for Competition Enforcement and Markets2025 - present
Justin BasiniNon-Executive Director2024 - present
Dr Karen CroxsonChief Data, Technology and Insight Officer2024 - present
Katie KapernarosNon-Executive Director2026 - present
Michael MireNon-Executive Director2026 - present
Murdoch MacLennanNon-Executive Director2022 - present
Dame Patricia HodgsonNon-Executive Director2024 - present
Sarah CardellChief Executive2022 - present
Sir Suma ChakrabartiNon-Executive Director2026 - present
Will HayterExecutive Director for Digital Markets 2024 - present

Past board (14)

Doug Gurr ChairInterim Chair2025 - 2026
Michael Mire ChairNon-executive Chair2016 - 2022
Chris PrevettInterim General Counsel2022 - 2024
Doug GurrNon-Executive Director with responsibility for the union2020 - 2025
Doug GurrNon-executive board member and non-executive board member with responsibility for the Union2018 - 2021
Emma CochraneActing Executive Director, Consumer Protection2025 - 2026
Juliette Enser Interim Executive Director for Competition Enforcement 2024 - 2025
Katie KapernarosNon-Executive Director, BPDTS2019 - 2021
Michael MireNon-executive Board Member2016 - 2022
Dame Patricia HodgsonMember of the Independent Commision on Freedom of Information2015 - 2016
Dame Patricia HodgsonNon-executive director2023 - 2024
Sarah CardellInterim Chief Executive2022 - 2022
Sarah CardellGeneral Counsel2013 - 2022
Sir Suma ChakrabartiPermanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice 2007 - 2012

Source

Competition and Markets Authority on GOV.UK →

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