The President of the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC), Mr Ioannis Lianos, was re-elected as a regular member to the Bureau of the OECD Competition Committee for the year 2022. The President of the HCC will serve this office for a second consecutive term having successfully fulfilled his term for the year 2021. It should be noted that the election of Mr Lianos as a regular member to the 2021 Bureau of the OECD Competition Committee was the first time that a Greek official was elected to this office, representing the Hellenic Competition Commission.
Following his re-election, Mr Lianos stated: “The OECD Bureau plays an important coordinating role within the framework of OECD Competition Committee, setting the agenda for the discussions of the most prominent international competition organisation. It is a great honor for me to be re-elected to this office by the OECD Bureau members and to work with outstanding colleagues from other OECD Member States. I envisage this role as involving not only my task to represent the Hellenic Competition Commission, but also to continue my efforts to promote a progressive agenda on competition law at a time of drastic changes, both socio-economic and technological, as well as environmental ".
The OECD Competition Committee Bureau 2022 is composed of the following members:
• Mr JENNY, Chairman (France)
• Mrs AOKI (Japan)
• Mr BOSWELL (Canada)
• Mr BARRETO (Colombia)
• Mr COSCELLI (United Kingdom)
• Mr GUERSENT (European Union)
• Mrs FERNÁNDEZ (Spain)
• Mr HEINEMANN (Switzerland)
• Mr JERMSTEN (Sweden)
• Mr LIANOS (Greece)
• Mrs MATOS ROSA (Portugal)
• Mr MUNDT (Germany)
• Mr SHIN (Korea)
• Mr SIMS (Australia)