Executive Committee: WPP plc

Manager
Positions heldSince
Mark Read

Mark Read

57 year

Chief Executive Officer 02/09/2018
Andrea Harris

Andrea Harris

-

General Counsel 31/12/2004
Rosemary Wilson

Rosemary Wilson

49 year

Director of Finance/CFO 26/04/2023
Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

-

Corporate Secretary 31/03/2020
Laurent Ezekiel

Laurent Ezekiel

50 year

Sales & Marketing 31/12/2018
Lindsay Pattison

Lindsay Pattison

50 year

Human Resources Officer 31/12/2023
Stephan Pretorius

Stephan Pretorius

-

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 04/10/2018
Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

56 year

Chief Operating Officer 13/04/2018
Tom Waldron

Tom Waldron

-

Investor Relations Contact -

Composition of the Board of Directors: WPP plc

Director
CommitteesSince
Roberto Quarta

Roberto Quarta

75 year

Compensation Committee 31/12/2015
Governance Committee Chair 31/12/2015
Nominating Committee Chair 31/12/2015
Ya Qin Zhang

Ya Qin Zhang

58 year

Audit Committee 22/01/2020
Compensation Committee 01/08/2018
Nominating Committee 01/08/2018
Governance Committee 22/01/2020
Compensation Committee Chair 22/01/2020
Thomas Ilube

Thomas Ilube

61 year

Audit Committee 04/10/2020
Compensation Committee 04/10/2020
Governance Committee 04/10/2020
Nominating Committee 04/10/2020
Angela Ahrendts

Angela Ahrendts

63 year

Governance Committee
Nominating Committee
Finance Committee Chair
Compensation Committee Chair 15/05/2019
Cindy Rose

Cindy Rose

59 year

Audit Committee 31/03/2019
Governance Committee 16/05/2023
Nominating Committee 16/05/2023
Keith Weed

Keith Weed

63 year

Audit Committee 30/06/2020
Governance Committee
Nominating Committee 30/06/2020
Rosemary Wilson

Rosemary Wilson

49 year

Audit Committee 30/09/2021
Nominating Committee 30/09/2021
Sandrine Dufour

Sandrine Dufour

58 year

Compensation Committee 02/02/2020
Audit Committee Chair
Jasmine Mary Whitbread

Jasmine Mary Whitbread

61 year

Compensation Committee Chair 09/06/2020
Governance Committee Chair 31/01/2022
Simon Dingemans

Simon Dingemans

61 year

Audit Committee 30/01/2022
Mark Read

Mark Read

57 year

Director/Board Member 02/09/2018
Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

56 year

Director/Board Member 06/09/2023

Former Officers and Directors: WPP plc

Insider
Positions heldSinceUntil
Jennifer Remling
Jennifer Remling
Human Resources Officer 30/09/2021 31/12/2023
Andrew Robertson Payne
Andrew Robertson Payne
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 31/12/2007 31/07/2023
Nicole Seligman
Nicole Seligman
Director/Board Member 31/12/2013 16/05/2023
Independent Dir/Board Member 31/12/2013 16/05/2023
Tarek Farahat
Tarek Farahat
Director/Board Member 10/10/2016 16/05/2023
Independent Dir/Board Member 10/10/2016 16/05/2023
John Rogers
John Rogers
Director/Board Member 02/02/2020 26/04/2023
Director of Finance/CFO 02/02/2020 26/04/2023
Peregrine Riviere
Peregrine Riviere
Investor Relations Contact - 01/08/2022
Jacques Aigrain
Jacques Aigrain
Director/Board Member 12/05/2013 30/04/2022
Independent Dir/Board Member 12/05/2013 30/04/2022
Sanja Partalo
Sanja Partalo
Private Equity Investor 31/08/2016 31/10/2021
David Sable
David Sable
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/2018 28/02/2021
Jacqueline Canney
Jacqueline Canney
Human Resources Officer 31/05/2019 31/12/2020
Daniela Riccardi
Daniela Riccardi
Director/Board Member 11/09/2013 09/06/2020
Solomon Trujillo
Solomon Trujillo
Director/Board Member 11/10/2010 09/06/2020
Independent Dir/Board Member 11/10/2010 09/06/2020
John Hood
John Hood
Director/Board Member 31/12/2013 09/06/2020
Paul W. G. Richardson
Paul W. G. Richardson
Director/Board Member 31/12/1997 30/04/2020
Director of Finance/CFO 31/12/1997 30/04/2020
Treasurer 31/10/1992 31/12/1997
Lisa Hau
Lisa Hau
Investor Relations Contact 31/05/2016 29/02/2020
Glen Ames
Glen Ames
Investor Relations Contact 31/05/2016 29/02/2020
Demet Ikiler
Demet Ikiler
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/2012 31/01/2020
Marie W. Capes
Marie W. Capes
Corporate Secretary - 31/12/2019
Jeff Devlin
Jeff Devlin
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/2015 31/12/2019
Mark Linaugh
Mark Linaugh
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/10/2012 02/06/2019
George S. Rogers
George S. Rogers
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/2004 30/11/2018
Jon Steel
Jon Steel
Corporate Officer/Principal - 30/11/2018
Hugo Shong
Hugo Shong
Director/Board Member 12/05/2013 30/07/2018
Independent Dir/Board Member 12/05/2013 30/07/2018
Scott Spirit
Scott Spirit
Corporate Officer/Principal - 31/05/2018
Martin Sorrell
Martin Sorrell
Director/Board Member 31/12/1984 13/04/2018
Chief Executive Officer 31/12/1984 13/04/2018
Founder 31/12/1984 13/04/2018
Michael Fleischer
Michael Fleischer
President 29/06/2017 -
Charlene Begley
Charlene Begley
Director/Board Member 30/11/2013 06/06/2017
Independent Dir/Board Member 30/11/2013 06/06/2017
Timothy Shriver
Timothy Shriver
Director/Board Member 31/07/2007 06/06/2017
Independent Dir/Board Member 31/07/2007 06/06/2017
Daniel Sanchez
Daniel Sanchez
Corporate Officer/Principal 30/11/2013 31/03/2017
McFall Christie
McFall Christie
Private Equity Investor 30/06/2013 31/01/2017
Chien Ling Lee
Chien Ling Lee
Chief Executive Officer 31/12/2012 31/12/2016
Roger Agnelli
Roger Agnelli
Director/Board Member 12/05/2013 18/03/2016
Independent Dir/Board Member 12/05/2013 18/03/2016
Tamara Ingram
Tamara Ingram
Corporate Officer/Principal 30/04/2015 29/02/2016
Dominic Charles Grainger
Dominic Charles Grainger
Corporate Officer/Principal 30/09/2019 -
Geoffrey Charles E. Wild
Geoffrey Charles E. Wild
Chairman 31/12/1997 31/12/2015
Christopher Sweetland
Christopher Sweetland
Public Communications Contact 31/12/1988 31/12/2015
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/1988 31/12/2015
Colin Day
Colin Day
Director/Board Member 31/10/2012 31/05/2015
Independent Dir/Board Member 31/10/2012 31/05/2015
Philip Lader
Philip Lader
Chairman 31/10/2012 31/05/2015
Independent Dir/Board Member 31/10/2012 31/05/2015
Esther Dyson
Esther Dyson
Director/Board Member 31/05/1999 31/12/2013
Koichiro Naganuma
Koichiro Naganuma
Director/Board Member 31/10/2012 11/06/2013
Paul Spencer
Paul Spencer
Director/Board Member 31/10/2012 11/06/2013
Independent Dir/Board Member 31/10/2012 11/06/2013
John Quelch
John Quelch
Director/Board Member 31/12/1987 11/06/2013
Stanley W. Morten
Stanley W. Morten
Director/Board Member 31/10/2012 11/06/2013
Sally Susman
Sally Susman
Director/Board Member 12/05/2013 -
Independent Dir/Board Member 12/05/2013 -
Orit Gadiesh
Orit Gadiesh
Director/Board Member 31/10/2012 -
Independent Dir/Board Member 31/10/2012 -
Lubna Suliman Al-Olayan
Lubna Suliman Al-Olayan
Director/Board Member 28/02/2005 31/05/2012
Greg Sharp
Greg Sharp
Corporate Officer/Principal 30/06/2006 29/02/2012
Melvin Wilson
Melvin Wilson
Director/Board Member 30/04/2009 29/06/2011
Richard C. Powell
Richard C. Powell
Chief Operating Officer 31/07/2007 31/12/2010
Rui Gang Li
Rui Gang Li
Director/Board Member 11/10/2010 -
Christian Dorffer
Christian Dorffer
Private Equity Investor 28/02/2006 30/12/2008
David Shearer
David Shearer
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/1999 30/06/2008
Margo Hays
Margo Hays
Consultant / Advisor 31/12/2006 31/12/2007
John O’Keeffe
John O’Keeffe
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/2007 -
Julie Hardy
Julie Hardy
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/2006 30/12/2007
Matthieu Elst
Matthieu Elst
Sales & Marketing 31/03/2003 30/11/2007
Kirsten Mabry
Kirsten Mabry
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/2002 29/09/2006
Daniel Floyed
Daniel Floyed
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/1996 30/12/2005
Jeffrey Allen Rosen
Jeffrey Allen Rosen
Director/Board Member 31/10/2012 -
Independent Dir/Board Member 31/10/2012 -
Annette Stover
Annette Stover
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/05/1997 30/03/1999
Laurence Mellman
Laurence Mellman
Corporate Officer/Principal 31/12/1995 -
Ailsa Lochrie
Ailsa Lochrie
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Diana Riser
Diana Riser
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Sean Larkins
Sean Larkins
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Fran Butera
Fran Butera
Investor Relations Contact - -
Yasser Al Ayyoubi
Yasser Al Ayyoubi
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Joanna Rachael Parnell
Joanna Rachael Parnell
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Steve Winters
Steve Winters
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Sukanya Anand Kripalu
Sukanya Anand Kripalu
Chief Executive Officer - -
David Roth
David Roth
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Joseph Colliver
Joseph Colliver
Director of Finance/CFO - -
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Stuart Diamond
Stuart Diamond
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Don Baer
Don Baer
Chairman - -
Richard Zwern
Richard Zwern
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Feona McEwan
Feona McEwan
Public Communications Contact - -
Beth Axelrod
Beth Axelrod
Director/Board Member - -
Human Resources Officer - -
Ranjana Singh
Ranjana Singh
Corporate Officer/Principal - -

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male 14
Female 12

Of which Executive Committee

Male 5
Female 4

Of which Directors

Male 7
Female 5
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WPP plc is one of the world's largest communication groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - advertising and marketing services (77.5%): operating through GroupM, AKQA, Ogilvy, Wunderman Thompson, VMLY&R and Hogarth. The group also develops an advertising space purchase activity and offers services in institutional and financial communications, healthcare communications, relationship marketing, etc.; - public relations (8.5%): Burson Cohn & Wolfe, Hill+Knowlton Strategies and FGS Global; - specialized communication services (6.7%): Landor & Fitch and Design Bridge and Partners. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (13.9%), Continental and Western Europe (19.9%), North America (38.5%) and Asia/Pacific/Latin America/Africa/Middle East/Central and Eastern Europe (27.7%).
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Departures of Key Persons

Don Baer
-
Don Baer

Chairman

Sukanya Anand Kripalu
-
Sukanya Anand Kripalu

Chief Executive Officer

Philip Lader
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Philip Lader

Chairman

31/10/2012 31/05/2015

Geoffrey Charles E. Wild
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Geoffrey Charles E. Wild

Chairman

31/12/1997 31/12/2015

Chien Ling Lee
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Chien Ling Lee

Chief Executive Officer

31/12/2012 31/12/2016