Members

The decision making body for each inquiry is a group of at least three independent experts, drawn from a wider panel of around 50 appointed members. Members are supported by a specialist staff team on each inquiry. Inquiry groups are usually led by the CC’s Chairman Peter Freeman or one of the Deputy Chairmen Mr Christopher Clarke, Mrs Diana Guy, Dr Peter Davis and Laura Carstensen.

Members are appointed by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to the CC for eight years, following open competition. They are selected and appointed by the Government for their experience, ability and diversity of skills in competition economics, law, finance and industry. All except the Chairman work part-time for the CC. Members' biographies are available through clicking on the photographs below.

Chairman                    Deputy Chairmen

Peter Freeman CBE, QC

Christopher Clarke

Dr Peter Davis

Diana Guy

Laura Carstensen

Non-Executive Council Members

Grey Denham

Dame Patricia Hodgson DBE

Lesley Watkins

Reporting Panel Members
Groups of at least three members are selected to undertake each inquiry, usually led by the CC Chairman or a Deputy Chairman.

Jayne Almond	Robin Aaronson	Professor John Baillie	John Cubbin	Roger Davis	Carolan Dobson	Barbara Donoghue
Phil Evans	Professor Simon Evenett	Richard Farrant	Roger Finbow	Ivar Grey	Jill Hill	Thomas Hoehn
Katherine Holmes	Alexander Johnston	Ian Jones	Peter Jones	John Longworth	Bruce Lyons	Professor Robin Mason
Tony Morris	Malcolm Nicholson	Stephen Oram	Jeremy Peat	Ed Smith	John Smith	Anthony Stern
Tony Stoller	Professor Sudi Sudarsanam	Richard Taylor	Professor Michael Waterson	Jonathan Whiticar	Roger Witcomb	Fiona Woolf CBE

The Utilities [water, electricity, gas and energy code modification appeals] Panel
Each inquiry involving the utilities sector must include at least one member of the utilities panel.

Jayne Almond	John Cubbin	Roger Davis	Richard Farrant	Alexander Johnston	Peter Jones	John Smith
Professor Sudi Sudarsanam	Robert Turgoose	Professor Michael Waterson	Jonathan Whiticar	Roger Witcomb	Fiona Woolf CBE

Newspaper Panel

Stephen Oram

Jeremy Peat

Tony Stoller

Communications Act Panel

Dr Peter Davis

John Cubbin

Diana Guy

Thomas Hoehn

Professor Robin Mason

Stephen Oram

Tony Stoller

The Remedies Standing Group
This group oversees implementation of any remedial action required by the CC following an inquiry.

Christopher Clarke

Dr Peter Davis

Peter Freeman CBE, QC

Laura Carstensen

Diana Guy

Thomas Hoehn

Katherine Holmes

John Smith

The Finance and Regulation Group
The Competition Commission has established a group of individuals to act in an advisory capacity on regulatory matters including the cost of capital and financeability. These individuals have been selected because of their particular experience in the area. Further information about the group can be found at www.competition-commission.org.uk/about_us/our_organisation/workstreams/frg.htm.

Christopher Clarke

Carolan Dobson

John Smith

Professor Sudi Sudarsanam

Professor Robin Mason

Professor Alan Gregory FCMA External Advisor

Dr Peter Davis

Academic Panellists
The Competition Commission has an academic panel of economists to act in an advisory capacity to staff. These individuals have been invited to sit on the panel because of their particular experience and research in the area.

Walter Beckert	Pierre Dubois	Richard Green	Paul Klemperer	Lars Nesheim	Volker Nocke	Philipp Schmidt-Dengler	Howard Smith
Andrew Sweeting	Tommaso Valletti