The former Amazon executive installed as the new chairman of the competition watchdog is facing questions about whether he will recuse himself from a decision to investigate the tech giant.

The British competition regulator tapped a top former Amazon executive as its new chair after accusations from Prime Minister Keir Starmer of stifling growth.

A senior former Amazon executive was appointed as the new chair of the British competition authority after Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused it of hindering growth. TakeAway Points: Marcus Bokkerink will be replaced as the Competition and Markets Authority’s interim chair by Doug Gurr,

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

If the companies are found to have ‘strategic market status’ then they could face restrictions on egress fees and software licensing.

Jan. 22 (UPI) --Britain's Competition and Markets Authority tapped former Amazon U.K. Country Manager Doug Gurr to serve as its interim chair. Britain's Department of Business and Trade announced ...

An independent inquiry report has told the UK’s competition watchdog to consider investigating AWS and Microsoft’s cloud services.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has said that Microsoft in particular has “significant market power” in some areas - but Microsoft has hit back saying that regulators should look to the future.

Competition in the cloud services market is not working as well as it could be, the UK's competition regulator has said in its provisional findings on an investigation into the industry.

The government appointed Douglas Gurr as interim chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority after pressuring the regulator to do more to spur investment and economic growth.

The CMA has published the provisional findings from its long-running investigation into the UK cloud infrastructure services market, and is considering taking targeted action against AWS and Microsoft out of concern about the competitive impact their hold on the sector is having.