It’s WPP’s AGM on Wednesday and it’s threatening to be even messier than most people thought. Shareholders will criticise chairman Roberto Quarta for his handling of former CEO Sir Martin Sorrell’s departure; specifically his highly generous leaving arrangements (with no ...
Read More »Sorrell needs a medium-sized deal to realise his big ambition
Sir Martin Sorrell has five years to build his new “more agile” marcoms group – majoring on data, content and technology. Now who does that remind you of? It’s a pretty long list. Sorrell’s S4 Capital has £51m in equity ...
Read More »Is Sorrell planning a dynasty as he re-enters marketing fray?
Sir Martin Sorrell is said to putting £40m of his own money into his new acquisition vehicle S4 Capital, which roughly equates to the £14m he earned from WPP last year and the £19m he might still earn from his ...
Read More »The changing faces of the ever-present Maurice Levy
Maurice Levy may be well into his eighth decade but the former Publicis Groupe boss (still chairman of its supervisory board) is moving and shaking, most recently at France’s Viva Tech event, its answer to CES. French premier Emmanuel Macron ...
Read More »Sorrell joins the world of David Beckham and Elton John
We’ve managed to avoid last week’s the Royal Wedding so far (the weather turned out nice) but here’s a diverting pic from Campaign of some of the guests you might recognise. Now who have we got? There’s David and Victoria ...
Read More »Sorrell offers a tantalising hint into what next step might be
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 ...
Read More »Sorrell to be quizzed at Cannes by New Yorker writer Auletta
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 ...
Read More »Life After Sorrell: it’s no good talking up creativity if you don’t have the talent and guts to support it
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 ...
Read More »WPP’s Quarta feels the heat as shareholder group says come clean on why Sorrell had to go
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 ...
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