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.
Executive summary
The CMA publishes a continuously updated corporate report listing the biographies and disclosures of interest of the independent panel members and inquiry chairs who decide phase 2 markets and mergers cases, first published 19 January 2016 and last updated 7…
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-panel-member-biographies-and-disclosures-of-interestRead by Regulus 16 Oct 2026 at 16:24 UTC
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