Sonya Branch
Biography
Sonya Branch was appointed Executive Director, Enforcement, at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on 11 September 2013.
Sonya works closely with the Chief Executive. As a member of the CMA Board, she takes a risk-based approach to enforcement, seeks to promote a high standard of compliance, builds strong relationships with partners and acts as a strong advocate for competition in the UK and abroad.
She is also a Trustee of the national charity Target Ovarian Cancer.
Previous career highlights include:
- Executive Director, Enforcement and Mergers, and Member of the Board and Executive Committee at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
- leading investigations using the OFT’s mergers, antitrust, cartels and consumer enforcement powers
- leading a Triennial Review at the Department of the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Partner at the global law firm, Clifford Chance LLP, advising clients across a wide range of national and international mergers, acquisitions, markets and competition cases
Previous roles in government
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Executive Director, Enforcement