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).

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud offerings have come under scrutiny as competition regulators have expressed concerns over their dominance of the market. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that competition in the sector “is not working” for consumers.

AWS and Microsoft have been accused by the CMA of creating obstacles for competitors in the UK’s growing cloud services sector, costing businesses millions annually.

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.

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