Sarah Cardell

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Sarah Cardell

Sarah Francesca Louise Cardell (born 7 November 1973) is the chief executive of Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

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Early life and education

Cardell was born on 7 November 1973. [1] She was educated at James Allen's Girls' School in London. [1] She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Exeter College, University of Oxford. [2]

Career

Cardell worked at the legal firm Slaughter and May where she was made a partner in her early 30s. [2]

She was legal partner of the Markets Division at Ofgem. [3]

Cardell was appointed chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority by Kwasi Kwarteng in June 2022, taking over from former CEO Andrea Coscelli. [4] [5] [6] She had previously been general counsel at the CMA since September 2013. [5] 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. [7] [8]

She was the chair of the board of the Antitrust Writing Awards in 2023. [9]

Personal life

Cardell is married and has three daughters. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Treanor, Jill (26 July 2025). "CMA's Sarah Cardell: We can boost growth but won't bend the rules". The Sunday Times . Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Sarah Cardell: The UK regulator who took on Microsoft. Kate Beioley & Javier Espinoza, Financial Times , 28 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Sarah Cardell. Womenat. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Furious Microsoft boss says confidence in UK 'severely shaken'. Tom Espiner & Will Harris, BBC, April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Sarah Cardell appointed as interim CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Britain appoints Sarah Cardell as CEO of competition regulator. Paul Sandle, Reuters, 19 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Keynote speech by Sarah Cardell at BIICL roundtable. British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 6 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Sarah Cardell: Ensuring digital market outcomes that benefit people, businesses and the wider UK economy. Public Sector Network. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. ↑ 2023 Antitrust Writing Awards - Jury. Archived 2023-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Antitrust Writing Awards. Retrieved 3 May 2023.


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