WPP plc (WPP)

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WPP plc

Sea Containers
18 Upper Ground
London SE1 9GL
United Kingdom
44 20 7282 4600
https://www.wpp.com

Sector(s): Communication Services
Industry: Advertising Agencies
Full-time employees: 115,000

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Mark Read	CEO & Exec. Director	4.63M	N/A	1967
Mr. Andrew Grant Balfour Scott	Chief Operating Officer	N/A	N/A	1969
Mr. Stephan Pretorius	Chief Technology Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Rachel Higham	Chief Information Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Peregrine Riviere	Group Investor Relations Director	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Andrea Harris Esq.	Group Chief Counsel	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Chris Wade	Chief Communications Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Laurent Ezekiel	Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Growth Officer	N/A	N/A	1974
Ms. Jennifer Remling	Global Chief People Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Mary Ellen Howe	Chief Operating Officer of Specialist Communications - North America	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2021, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

WPP plc, a creative transformation company, provides communications, experience, commerce, and technology services in North America, the United Kingdom, Western Continental Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. The company operates through three segments: Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. It offers plans and creates marketing and branding campaigns; designs and produces advertisements across various media; and provides media buying services, such as strategy and business development, media investment, data and technology, and content. The company also offers public relations advisory services to clients who are seeking to communicate with a range of stakeholders from consumers to governments and the business and financial communities; and specialist agency services. WPP plc was founded in 1985 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Corporate governance

WPP plc’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 December 2022 is 3. The pillar scores are Audit: 2; Board: 6; Shareholder rights: 1; Compensation: 2.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.