Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt appointed to advise the Competition and Markets Authority

Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt is one of 9 new experts appointed to advise the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as it prepares for new powers to oversee digital markets. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed specialists at the forefront of technological innovation, online competition and tackling the dominance of some of the world’s most powerful firms.

This comes as the CMA prepares to be given new powers by government to tackle problems in online markets more rapidly, and ensure consumers benefit from free and fair competition. This means, for example, being able to set targeted rules which the most powerful firms must follow, rather than tackling problems after the harm has already been done.

Will Hayter, Senior Director for the Digital Markets Unit at the CMA, said:

‘We’re working to ensure that UK consumers and businesses continue to enjoy the benefits of online innovation, which can only come from fair competition. The online world moves fast and we need to ensure competition rules are not just fit for today – but are also capable of responding to future digital challenges.

‘That’s why we’re bringing in these leading experts, who can provide us with insight and advice, and I look forward to working with them and government as we continue to take action in digital markets and prepare for the new pro-competition regime.'

More information on the appointed experts can be found on the CMA website.