CMA names Cyrus Mehta as new Competition Panel Chair after Coleman's exit

This is the CMA's continuously updated record of who sits on the independent panels that decide phase 2 markets and mergers cases. The latest entries record a change of Panel Chair and a series of member departures and appointments, information firms under CMA scrutiny use to check who will be deciding their case.

• Cyrus Mehta replaced Martin Coleman as Competition Panel Chair on 18 September 2026, with biographies and interests updated accordingly.
• Martin Coleman was removed from the panel entirely on 7 October 2026 at the end of his term.
• Twelve new independent members were added to panel members' biographies and disclosures of interest on 1 September 2026.
• Susan Hankey and Keith Richards were removed on 23 September 2026, and Juliet Lazarus was removed as a panel member on 9 September 2026, all at end of term or by removal.
• Inquiry chairs are currently listed as Cyrus Mehta (Panel Chair), Kirstin Baker and Margot Daly.