Chair of the Office for the Internal Market Panel

Murdoch MacLennan

Biography

Murdoch MacLennan was appointed as Chair of the Office for the Internal Market and Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Board on 1 April 2022. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Murdoch has a background in media having held a number of senior positions, the most recent of which included Group Managing Director of Associated Newspapers (1995 to 2004) and CEO of Telegraph Media Group (2004 to 2017).

He was a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution, was appointed an Honorary Professor attached to the Adam Smith Business School at Glasgow University in 2018 and was the Chancellor’s Assessor on the Court of the University of Glasgow (2009 to 2017).

In addition to his role with the OIM, Mr MacLennan will continue to serve as Chair of PA Media Group, Chair of Mediahuis Ireland and Chair of the Scottish Professional Football League.

From July 2022, Mr MacLennan has an additional role on the Board of Trustees for the Royal Museums Greenwich.

Disclosure of interests

Chair of the Office for the Internal Market Panel

Office for the Internal Market and Competition and Markets Authority