Tag Archives: Michael Roth

Michael Roth (below) is retiring as executive chairman of Interpublic (IPG) after nearly 20 years in what was once a very hot seat as Interpublic, the original ad holding company, wrestled with all manner of problems. He handed over the ...

Embattled WPP CEO Mark Read would doubtless like to know what’s in Michael Roth’s secret sauce at Interpublic. IPG Q3 organic growth was five per cent in the US and six per cent in Europe, way ahead of everyone else, ...

Is more changing of the guard afoot among the holding companies? Campaign reckons that Interpublic CEO Michael Roth (below) has told the board he’s planning to step down (Roth is 72 and due to retire at 75) and notes that ...

No wonder Interpublic CEO Michael Roth (below) is looking pleased. The McCann and FCB owner has posted organic revenue growth of 6.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 – 8.3 per cent in the US – ahead of ...

Interpublic (IPG) appears to be outstripping US rival Omnicom, judging by the two companies’ Q3 results. Omnicom Group’s worldwide revenue dropped by 1.1 per cent to $3.7 billion in the third quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last ...

Most people in adland have been rather mystified by Interpublic’s decision to merge US agency Mullen with global network Lowe – as Mullen Lowe which says clearly enough who’s in the driving seat. Lowe has struggled to build its one-time ...

Interpublic CEO Michael Roth earned $12.9m last year, of which $1.4m was his base salary. IPG had a pretty good year in 2014, growing revenue and profits although its Mediabrands media buying operation is in danger of disappearing without some ...

We hear a lot from WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell and nearly as much from Maurice Levy of Publicis Groupe (quite often about their respective views of each other). Far less from Omnicom’s John Wren (he’s probably trying to work out ...

Interpublic CEO Michael Roth (left) has told a Morgan Stanley conference that his company doesn’t see the need for large deals – like Publicis’ $3.7bn takeover of Sapient – and is happy to put aside between $150-200m for acquisitions. “We ...