Douglas Gurr

Douglas John Gurr is a British businessman, and the Director of the Natural History Museum, London. In February 2026, he was announced as the permanent Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority after serving as Interim Chair since 21 January 2025. He was previously a global vice-president and head of Amazon UK from 2016 to 2020. He was chairman of the British Heart Foundation. He formerly taught at Aarhus University and held positions in the United Kingdom civil service, at McKinsey & Co, a