Sarah Francesca Louise Cardell (born November 1973) is the chief executive of Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Sarah Cardell

Early life and education

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Cardell was born in November 1973. She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Exeter College, University of Oxford.[1]

Career

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Cardell worked at the legal firm Slaughter and May where she was made a partner in her early 30s.[1]

She was legal partner of the Markets Division at Ofgem.[2]

Cardell was appointed chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority by Kwasi Kwarteng in June 2022, taking over from former CEO Andrea Coscelli.[3][4][5] She had previously been general counsel at the CMA since September 2013.[4] In December 2022, she gave the keynote speech at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) roundtable, on the subject of competition in digital markets.[6][7]

She was the chair of the board of the Antitrust Writing Awards in 2023.[8]

Personal life

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Cardell is married and has three children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sarah Cardell: The UK regulator who took on Microsoft. Kate Beioley & Javier Espinoza, Financial Times, 28 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Sarah Cardell. Womenat. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ Furious Microsoft boss says confidence in UK 'severely shaken'. Tom Espiner & Will Harris, BBC, April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sarah Cardell appointed as interim CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ Britain appoints Sarah Cardell as CEO of competition regulator. Paul Sandle, Reuters, 19 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ Keynote speech by Sarah Cardell at BIICL roundtable. British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 6 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. ^ Sarah Cardell: Ensuring digital market outcomes that benefit people, businesses and the wider UK economy. Public Sector Network. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. ^ 2023 Antitrust Writing Awards - Jury. Antitrust Writing Awards. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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