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EU job ad to seek new head of competition department

By Lewis Crofts ( March 4, 2026, 12:14 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission is moving forward its search for the new director-general of its powerful competition department, agreeing Wednesday to publish an ad for the position, MLex has learned. Olivier Guersent, the previous holder, left the position last summer and Linsey McCallum has been covering the role in the interim. Names connected with the position have included Gert-Jan Koopman, Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Celine Gauer and Anthony Whelan.The European Commission is moving forward its search for the new director-general of its powerful competition department, agreeing Wednesday to publish an ad for the position, MLex has learned....

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