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CMA announces new Northern Ireland representative

Robert Stewart has been appointed as the CMA’s new representative in Northern Ireland and will take up his position from 1 May.

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Robert was previously a sector regulation manager in the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) Belfast office and had particular responsibility for managing the concurrent competition arrangements with the NI Utility Regulator as well as undertaking the role of project manager on the recent market study of Legal Services in England and Wales.

Robert commenced his career in the private sector where he worked in banking for almost 14 years, predominantly in commercial finance as a client manager. Since 2012, Robert has worked in the public sector, specialising in competitive markets and the regulation of utilities. Robert is also a voluntary Trustee of the Board of Ulster University Students Union, non-executive director of Active Belfast Ltd and formerly non-executive director of Niamh (now called Inspire Wellbeing).

Published 27 April 2017