Marie Östman

Director General at Swedish Competition Authority

Speaker

Marie Östman was appointed as Director General of the Swedish Competition Authority in January 2025. She was previously Chief Legal Officer and Head of Legal and Litigation Unit at the authority. Prior to re-joining the authority in 2018, where she earlier held a position as legal counsel, she worked as a lawyer specialised in EU and Swedish competition law at a major law firm in Stockholm and Brussels. Marie has also served at the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation advising on matters relating to competition and state aid. From her time at the law firm, she is a co-author of previous editions of a handbook in Swedish competition law. She has a Master of Laws degree from the University of Gothenburg (1998).