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.
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