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 competition compliance.

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has a new interim chairman: former Amazon executive Doug Gurr (pictured above).

Competition and consumer-protection regulator appoints former leader of the UK and Chinese businesses of the retail and cloud services giant, who now serves as director of the Natural History Museum G

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed Doug Gurr, a former executive from Amazon, as its interim chairman. This appointment comes at a crucial time as the nation seeks to bolster its economic growth agenda.

As well as stimulating business investment, Doug Gurr will be tasked with promoting competition and safeguarding consumers.

CMBC reports the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed Doug Gurr, a former Amazon UK country manager, as its interim chair. The decision, made amid rising pressure from the government to align regulatory frameworks with economic growth goals,