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CMA panel member biographies and disclosures of interest

Decisions on the Competition and Markets Authority's phase 2 markets and mergers work are taken by independent groups of panel members.

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From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published:
19 January 2016
Last updated:
7 October 2026
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  1. Martin Coleman removed (end of term).

  2. Jenny Haydock's biography and interests updated.

  3. Susan Hankey and Keith Richards removed (end of term).

  4. Jo Armstrong's biography and interests updated.

  5. Cyrus Mehta replaced Martin Coleman as Competition Panel Chair. Biographies and interests updated.

  6. Juliet Lazarus removed as panel member.

  7. 12 new independent members added to panel members’ biographies and disclosures of interest.

  8. Inquiry chairs' biographies and Disclosure of interests updated for Martin Coleman (Panel Chair), Kirstin Baker, Margot Daly and Cyrus Mehta.

  9. Kirstin Baker's disclosure of interests updated.

  10. Crispin Wright's disclosure of interests updated.

  11. Richard Feasey removed as Inquiry Chair

  12. Martin Coleman's biography and disclosure of interests updated.

  13. Humphrey Battcock and Mark Thatcher removed as panel members.

  14. Dr. Robin Cohen's biography and disclosure of interests and Kirsten Baker's disclosure of interests updated.

  15. David Thomas removed as panel member (end of term).

  16. Humphrey Battcock's biography updated. Karthik Subramanya's biography and disclosure of interests updated.

  17. Panel members' biographies and disclosed interests updated.

  18. Ulrike Hotopp removed as panel member (end of term)

  19. Update made to disclosures of interest for Crispin Wright.

  20. Update made to disclosures of interest for Colleen Keck.

  21. John Thanassoulis, Claire Whyley, Sheila McClelland and Jeremy Newman removed as panel members (end of term). Frances McLeman's disclosed interests updated.

  22. Cyrus Mehta's biography updated (appointed as Inquiry Chair).

  23. Panel members' biographies and disclosed interests updated.

  24. Maria Da Cunha's biography and disclosures of interests updated.

  25. Panel members' and inquiry chairs' biographies and disclosed interests updated.

  26. Update made to disclosures of interest for Colleen Keck

  27. Update made to disclosures of interest for Juliet Lazarus.

  28. New panel member Juliet Lazarus added.

  29. Panel member Robin Foster's biography updated.

  30. 9 new members added to CMA panel.

  31. Panel Member Ulrike Hotopp disclosure of interest updated.

  32. New panel members’ biographies added.

  33. First published.

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Inquiry chairs' biographies

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Panel members' biographies

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Disclosures of interest

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Each independent group has at least 3 panel members and is led by an inquiry chair.

Inquiry chairs

  • Cyrus Mehta (Panel Chair)
  • Kirstin Baker
  • Margot Daly

More information about the CMA’s panel is on the our governance page.

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