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).
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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.
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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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