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Doug Gurr appointed as interim CMA chair

Dr. Doug Gurr has most recently worked as director of the Natural History Museum.

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Doug Gurr replaces Marcus Bokkerink, who was forced by ministers to resign. Photo: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
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Doug Gurr has been appointed as the new interim chair of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

He replaces Marcus Bokkerink, who was forced to resign by senior ministers over after they called for ‘a different strategic approach to economic growth’.

Gurr has previously worked with Amazon UK, intriguingly,

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