Tag Archives: Mark Read

Mark Read being appointed as WPP’s successor to defenestrated CEO (and founder) Sir Martin Sorrell is a done deal it seems. WPP isn’t being drawn on the subject, saying it will need to inform the London Stock Exchange first but ...

Maybe it’s August but there’s been another round of crystal ball gazing about the future of agency holding companies – chiefly WPP – and the now hardy perennial of who’s going to be WPP’s CEO – probably Mark Read (below). ...

WPP chairman Roberto Quarta and his chums on the board are keeping us interested in Sir Martin Sorrell’s successor as CEO of WPP. Latest name in the frame is IBM’s David Kenny (below), boss of its Watson and Cloud Platform ...

WPP doesn’t seem to be planning to break itself up anytime soon, it’s just agreed to become the anchor tenant in a big new development on Toronto’s waterfront. It’s planning to instal about 2000 people in 260,000 sq ft of ...

WPP joint COO Mark Read has been telling the FT his plans for WPP, assuming he gets the chance of implementing them as the eventual successor to Sir Martin Sorrell. He says he wants the job. Read (below) is currently ...

Mark Read’s revolution at WPP-owned Wunderman continues apace. Seth Solomons, latterly US president of IPG’s R/GA is returning to Wunderman, this time as US CEO. Solomons (left) worked at Wunderman from 1992 to 2000. He then took senior roles at ...

Mark Read’s revolution at WPP-owned Wunderman carries on apace: he’s already made Brit boss Mel Edwards EMEA CEO and now Wunderman is busy hiring further down the ladder. The digital, CRM and mobile agency (as it likes to be known) ...

New Wunderman CEO Mark Read, formerly WPP’s digital supremo, is getting a move on in his new job, appointing UK CEO Mel Edwards (left) to CEO of Europe, Middle East and Africa. She remains UK CEO while a replacement is ...

WPP’s digital supremo Mark Read is stepping down from the main board to become CEO of Wunderman, once a direct marketing agency, now more of a digital supermarket. He succeeds Danel Morel who is becoming non-executive chairman. This will be ...