Sarah Cardell

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

Sarah Cardell

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]