Guillaume Loriot

Guillaume Loriot is the Deputy Director-General for Mergers in the Directorate-General for Competition since 16 May 2021.

From 2014-2021, he was the Director in charge of Telecom, Media and Technology competition cases. Prior to his appointment in 2014, Guillaume Loriot was the Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Vice President Joaquin Almunia, EU Commissioner for Competition Policy, between 2010 and 2014, and was specifically responsible for Antitrust and Merger control, as well as for EU Legislation on Antitrust Damages Actions. He was previously Head of Unit 02 – Antitrust and Merger Coordination – at DG Competition.

Before joining the European Commission in 2002, Guillaume worked in a law firm on competition matters and subsequently as a referendaire with the EU General Court. He studied law in Paris II University, University College London and the College of Europe in Bruges