Tag Archives: Sir Martin Sorrell

Sir Martin Sorrell always liked a conference and now he no longer has to bother with running WPP he’s popping up all over the place, without all those pesky emails to deal with – presumably. He spoke at yet another ...

Is this going to be the hottest ticket in Cannes? Defenestrated WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell (below) is due to make an appearance, in a “candid discussion” of marketing issues with New Yorker writer and critic Ken Auletta, scheduled for ...

Much chatter in adland on the new Life After Sorrell era (LAS) and how it’s a great opportunity for creativity to make a comeback as the differentiator between agencies and a sure-fire way to the client’s wallet. Hmm. Have they ...

Next month’s WPP AGM looks set to be a lively affair with chairman (currently executive chairman following the defenstration of CEO and founder Sir Martin Sorrell) Roberto Quarta (below) set to face criticism for, among other things, turfing his CEO ...

The FT reckons Oath CEO Tim Armstrong is top of headhunter Russell Reynolds’ list of candidates to succeed Sir Martin Sorrell as CEO of WPP, along with Unilever CMO Keith Weed. There may not be an outsider of course as ...

If you thought you’d seen the last of him – running a marcoms business anyway – you haven’t. Departed WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell (below) has told a US tech conference he’s going to “start again” and “stick to his ...

The events at WPP have raised questions about global networks, not just because of Facebook and Google but also clients going in-house or cherry picking agencies on a job by job basis. I always thought the desire for an advertising ...

WPP flatlined in the first quarter of 2018 with like-for-like revenues less pass through costs down 0.1 per cent (net sales as was), which would have been seen as a problem had Sir Martin Sorrell still been in charge but, ...

Departed WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell was paid £13.9m by WPP in 2017, including a £10m share handout. This compares to the £48.1m he received in 2016 and stonking £70.4m he trousered in 2015. He still stands to collect up ...