Sarah Cardell

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

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

Career

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 is chairman of the board of the Antitrust Writing Awards, 2023.[8]

Personal life

Cardell is married and has three children.[1]

References
  1. 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. "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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