Natalie Harsdorf, General Director of the Austrian Federal Competition Authority, has been elected as the Chair of the OECD Working Party on Competition and Regulation, becoming the first Austrian to hold this position, starting from January 1, 2025. Harsdorf expressed her joy at leading in such a crucial area during these significant times.

Other changes in the committee's leadership include Benoît Cœuré from the French competition authority being elected as the Chair of the OECD Competition Committee and Jonathan Kanter from the US Department of Justice being re-elected as the Chair of the Working Party on Cooperation and Enforcement.

The OECD Competition Committee and its working groups meet twice a year in Paris, with an additional annual Global Forum on Competition that facilitates discussions among OECD members and over 110 delegates worldwide. The committee focuses on enhancing competition as a fundamental principle in modern economies and improving competition law enforcement effectiveness.

Established in 1961, the OECD Competition Committee aims to protect and promote competition in economies, encourage competition-friendly economic reforms, strengthen synergies between competition policy and other OECD areas, and promote dialogue and cooperation among member countries' competition authorities.