Sarah Francesca Louise Cardell (born 7 November 1973) is the chief executive of Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Early life and education Cardell was born on 7 November 1973. She was educated at James Allen's Girls' School in London. She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Exeter College, University of Oxford.Sarah Cardell: The UK regulator who took on Microsoft. Kate Beioley & Javier Espinoza, Financial Times, 28 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
Career Cardell worked at the legal firm Slaughter and May where she was made a partner in her early 30s.
She was legal partner of the Markets Division at Ofgem.Sarah Cardell. Womenat. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
Cardell was appointed chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority by Kwasi Kwarteng in June 2022, taking over from former CEO Andrea Coscelli.Furious Microsoft boss says confidence in UK 'severely shaken'. Tom Espiner & Will Harris, BBC, April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.Britain appoints Sarah Cardell as CEO of competition regulator. Paul Sandle, Reuters, 19 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023. She had previously been general counsel at the CMA since September 2013. In December 2022, she gave the keynote speech at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) roundtable, on the subject of competition in digital markets.Keynote speech by Sarah Cardell at BIICL roundtable. British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 6 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.Sarah Cardell: Ensuring digital market outcomes that benefit people, businesses and the wider UK economy. Public Sector Network. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
She was the chair of the board of the Antitrust Writing Awards in 2023.2023 Antitrust Writing Awards - Jury. Antitrust Writing Awards. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
Personal life Cardell is married and has three daughters.
References
External links Interview with Sarah Cardell, CEO of the CMA.