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 ...

The former Amazon executive installed as the new chairman of the competition watchdog is facing questions about whether he ...

When Doug Gurr quit Amazon in 2020, where he had been UK chief since ... with the 60-year-old today announced as the new interim chairman of the Competition & Markets Authority. (NB the CMA’s CEO ...

Advertisement "I'm pleased to welcome Doug as interim Chair who will oversee ... on a new growth-focused Strategic Steer to the CMA." Gurr led Amazon in China as well as in Britain.

The mood has changed and Gurr’s appointment is not a coincidence, given how hard US companies have grumbled behind the scenes about the CMA’s attitude. Even one former CMA official says it lost some ...

Doug Gurr, a former boss of Amazon, was brought in last week after Marcus Bokkerink was effectively ousted by ministers.

Concerns are mounting over the U.K. government’s recent decision to appoint Doug Gurr, a former Amazon executive, ...

The CMA has damaged business with its trigger-happy approach to blocking mergers and acquisitions. The appointment of Doug ...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed Doug Gurr, the former Amazon UK country manager, as interim chair. The move follows a meeting of the UK’s leading regulators with the Business ...

There is new leadership at the European Commission (EC) where Teresa Ribera took over from Margrethe Vestager as the Commissioner for competition ...

Doug Gurr, the former boss of Amazon UK ... Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves' quest for 'growth' saw government ministers oust the CMA's former chair Marcus Bokkerink, who had held the post ...

The CMA has damaged business with its trigger-happy approach to blocking mergers and acquisitions. The appointment of Doug Gurr is a good start, but will a new chairman be enough to turn around an ...