UK appoints ex-Amazon executive Doug Gurr

UK appoints ex-Amazon executive Doug Gurr as interim chair of antitrust body
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has a new interim chairman: former Amazon executive Doug Gurr (pictured above).
British competition watchdog taps former Amazon exec Doug Gurr as interim chair
Former Amazon UK Country Manager Doug Gurr Tuesday became interim chair of Britain's Competition and Markets Authority as government directs regulators to focus on growth instead of market competition compliance.
UK Picks Ex-Amazon Executive To Chair Competition Regulator
The UK government has appointed a former top executive at online titan Amazon to be the interim chair of the country's competition regulator, hoping the appointment will help drive economic growth.
Doug Gurr Steps In as Interim Chair of the UK’s Antitrust Body
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed Doug Gurr, a former executive from Amazon, as its interim chairman. This appointment comes at a crucial time as the nation seeks to bolster its economic growth agenda.
UK CMA appoints former Amazon boss Doug Gurr as interim chair
CMBC reports the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed Doug Gurr, a former Amazon UK country manager, as its interim chair. The decision, made amid rising pressure from the government to align regulatory frameworks with economic growth goals,
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