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Netherlands: Regulator gets new Chief Economist

By  |  July 3, 2019

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has appointed Theon van Dijk as its new Chief Economist. Mr. Van Dijk will start his new position on October 1, 2019. He will succeed Jarig van Sinderen, who will retire at the end of this year.

Henk Don, Member of the Board of ACM, commented, “We are delighted that Theon will be joining ACM. Having worked in the economic consulting sector, he will bring a lot of knowledge and experience in competition and regulation to the Office of the Chief Economist. As a result, he will surely give the Office a major boost.”

The Chief Economist heads ACM’s Office of the Chief Economist. The Chief Economist is responsible for the quality of the economic analyses that are made as part of ACM’s investigations and studies. In addition, the Chief Economist manages quantitative studies into the impact of ACM’s actions.

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