Michael Mire
Biography
Michael Mire joined the Board of the Competition and Markets Authority as non-executive director in April 2026.
Michael Mire is a highly experienced business leader with a background spanning strategy consulting, financial services and public sector governance. Educated at Oxford and Harvard Business School, he spent over 30 years at McKinsey & Company as a Senior Partner before taking on a wide portfolio of non‑executive roles, including Chair of HM Land Registry and board positions at the Department of Health and Social Care, the Care Quality Commission and Aviva plc.
He also chairs technology‑focused firms in AI and blockchain and acts as a Senior Adviser to Lazard, bringing deep expertise in transformation, governance and capital markets.
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Directors of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Board play an important role in setting up the organisation, working with the chair and chief executive.
As board members, they are also responsible for:
- setting the organisation’s strategic direction and policy framework
- developing priorities
- monitoring performance against its objectives
- making decisions on Market Investigation References
Previous roles in government
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Non-executive Board Member
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Non-executive Chair