By Stephen Foster on June 10, 2013
It looks as though WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell (left) is set to trouser the £17.6m the company decided he was worth last year as shareholders at this year’s AGM (set for Wednesday) will vote fairly narrowly in favour. But they’re far from pleased (one shareholder is quoted in today’s FT saying Sorrell is in [...]
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By Stephen Foster on June 13, 2012
Just over 60 per cent of WPP shareholders voted against WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell’s pay deal at today’s AGM in Dublin – roughly in line with pre-match predictions. But anyone expecting fireworks would have been sorely disappointed (which is why we weren’t there, of course). Whether or not Sir Martin is worth his £13m [...]
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By Stephen Foster on June 12, 2012
So it’s the eagerly-awaited gunfight at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin tomorrow, hardly Dodge City but the leafy Ballsbridge suburb in the Irish capital has probably also seen a few disagreements in its time. And at 12pm WPP founder and CEO Sir Martin Sorrell will confront his revolting shareholders at WPP’s AGM, unless chairman [...]
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