The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has a new interim chairman: former Amazon executive Doug Gurr (pictured above).

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.

Competition and consumer-protection regulator appoints former leader of the UK and Chinese businesses of the retail and cloud services giant, who now serves as director of the Natural History Museum G

As well as stimulating business investment, Doug Gurr will be tasked with promoting competition and safeguarding consumers.

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.