Welcome New Agency Heads. To kick off 2010, we’d like to welcome recently appointed agency heads.
Canada: Melanie Aitken was appointed as the Commissioner of Competition to the Competition Bureau Canada for a five year term.
CARICOM: The Secretariat of the Carribean Commission appointed Barbara Lee as the first Executive Director of the new Competition Commission.
Czech Republic: Petr Rafaj, former member of the Chamber of Deputies, was appointed Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition for a term of six years.
El Salvador: José Enrique Argumedo replaced Celina Escolán as El Salvador’s Superintendent of Competition.
Estonia: Märt Ots was appointed Director General of the Estonian Competition Agency, taking the place of Peeter Tammistu.
Germany: Andreas Mundt has just taken office as the new President of the Bundeskartellamt
Korea: The President appointed Jeong Ho-yeol, professor and head of the Korean Competition Law Association, to lead the Korean Fair Trade Commission.
Lithuania: The President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite, has appointed Jonas Rasimas as chairman of the country’s Competition Council. He succeeds Rimantas Stanikunas who has led the authority since its inception in 1992 and was the longest-serving head of any competition agency.
Romania: Bogdan-Marius Chiritoiu replaced Gheorghe Oprescu as President of the Romanian Competition Council.
South Africa: Norman Manoim replaced David Lewis as Chairperson of the Competition Tribunal. Before stepping down, Lewis served as chair of the ICN’s Steering Group.
Turkey: Professor Dr. Nurettin Kaldırımci was confirmed as Chairman of the Turkish Competition Authority.
United States: Chairmanship of the Federal Trade Commission passed from William Kovacic to Jon Leibowitz. Commissioner Kovacic continues his role as ICN Vice Chair for Outreach. President Obama also selected Christine Varney to be the Assistant Attorney General at the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice.
We apologize to anyone we may have missed. Please be sure to let us know of any changes to the member contact list posted on the ICN website, or email icn@ftc.gov.
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