Rod Sims | |
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 Sims speaks at a Melbourne Press Club lunch in 2019. | |
| Chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission | |
| In office 1 August 2011 – 20 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Graeme Samuel |
| Succeeded by | Gina Cass-Gottlieb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rodney Graham Sims 1950 Lorne, Victoria, Australia |
| Residence | Vaucluse, New South Wales |
| Alma mater | B.Com (Hons), University of Melbourne M.Ec, Australian National University |
| Profession | Economist, government official |
Rodney Graham Sims AO (born 1950) is an Australian economist and former public servant. Sims served as chair of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), Australia's competition regulator, from 1 August 2011 to 20 March 2022.
Described as "the most feared man in Australian business" by the Australian Financial Review, Sims was the longest serving ACCC chair in the agency's history.[1] As chair of the ACCC, he was noted for having presided over scrutiny of "Big Tech" companies Google and Facebook.[2]
- ^ "'The most feared man in Australian business'". Australian Financial Review. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Butler, Ben (18 December 2021). "'Look at that penalty': after taking on Google and Facebook, Rod Sims departs ACCC with a warning". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 July 2024.