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WPP PLC

  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    UK companies
    WPP boss faces pay battle after opposition from proxy shareholder groups

    Investors told to vote against proposed £11mn pay deal for chief executive Cindy Rose next week

    Cindy Rose stands with arms crossed, wearing a dark blazer, in a modern office setting.
  • Thursday, 19 March, 2026
    Corporate governance
    WPP proposes £11mn pay packet for CEO Rose amid share-price plunge

    Struggling advertiser proposes hiking base salary and long-term incentives for boss

    Cindy Rose
  • Thursday, 26 February, 2026
    Advertising
    WPP plans to cut £500mn a year in costs in sweeping overhaul

    New chief executive Cindy Rose outlines strategy to restore advertising group to profit growth

    Cindy Rose, CEO of WPP, stands with arms crossed in an office setting, looking at the camera.
  • Monday, 9 February, 2026
    UK companies
    WPP to overhaul creative agency structure in strategic rethink

    UK advertising group plans to bring 3 units under one banner to sit alongside media and production arms

    The WPP logo made of blue and green dots is displayed on glass, with blurred people visible through the window behind it.
  • Friday, 26 December, 2025
    UK equities
    The FTSE 100’s worst and best performers in 2025

    A guide to the London share index’s winners and losers

    A bottle of Baileys, a Hikma sign, a Rolls-Royce jet engine, and an Airtel Uganda SIM card packet are shown with a red stock chart line.
  • Friday, 19 December, 2025
    Advertising
    Interview. WPP’s Cindy Rose prepares radical reset in turnaround ‘mission’

    Advertising group’s new CEO plans restructuring and says traditional agency model is from a ‘bygone era’

    Cindy Rose, CEO of WPP, stands on a balcony overlooking the river Thames
  • Monday, 24 November, 2025
    Advertising
    Former WPP boss Mark Read set to become Kantar Media chair

    Appointment to media analytics group follows its acquisition this year by HIG Capital

    Mark Read
  • Friday, 21 November, 2025
    Investments
    Directors’ Deals: Rose and Jansen back WPP’s turnaround plans 

    Under-pressure shares boosted by takeover speculation

    Large illuminated "WPP" letters on a wall at an office entrance, with a blurred person walking past in the foreground.
  • Monday, 17 November, 2025
    UK companies
    Lex. Struggling WPP needs to separate the rough from the smooth

    Despite the obvious value of the ad group’s media-buying division, a bid would be anything but straightforward

    Premium content
    A woman walks past a large illuminated WPP sign made of circular lights.
  • Thursday, 30 October, 2025
    UK companies
    WPP’s new boss calls performance ‘unacceptable’ after fresh profit warning

    New chief Cindy Rose launches strategic review that could lead to sales and job cuts

    WPP’s chief Cindy Rose
  • Tuesday, 14 October, 2025
    Advertising
    WPP boosts AI marketing with $400mn Google deal

    Access to Gemini and video generator Veo will allow for faster campaigns following Cindy Rose’s first move

    A woman in a blue dress walks past a large illuminated WPP sign at the company's London office.
  • Thursday, 7 August, 2025
    UK companies
    WPP halves dividend and announces strategic review as profits sink

    Shares hit 16-year low as interim operating profits plunge 48% for first half

    The WPP logo
  • Friday, 11 July, 2025
    Advertising
    WPP turns to Microsoft executive as AI threatens ‘Kodak moment’

    British advertising group hopes Cindy Rose will revive its fortunes as AI shakes up ad land

    Philip Jansen, left, appointed Cindy Rose to replace Mark Read, centre, after a major profit warning
  • Thursday, 10 July, 2025
    UK companies
    WPP hires Microsoft executive Cindy Rose as new chief

    British-American will lead efforts to revive fortunes of London-listed advertising agency

    Cindy Rose
  • Wednesday, 9 July, 2025
    UK companies
    WPP shares sink 15% as ad agency cuts profit forecast

    UK group warns of deteriorating trading conditions in second quarter

    A WPP sign inside the company’s London headquarters
  • Tuesday, 24 June, 2025
    Advertising
    London’s independent ad agencies will survive the AI apocalypse

    Mother, VCCP and other creative partnerships retain a role in an industry transformed by technology

    John Gapper
    Mother advertising offices in East London
  • Wednesday, 11 June, 2025
    Advertising
    WPP races to harness AI before the technology kills its business

    Chief executive Mark Read pushed to adopt artificial intelligence but is set to exit with the share price languishing

    A montage of Mark Read, and the WPP logo
  • Monday, 9 June, 2025
    UK companies
    Lex. WPP is an accidental advert for AI industry disruption

    The odds are lengthening that a new boss could crunch the group down still further

    Premium content
    Hellmann’s “Mayo Cat” Super Bowl 2024 Commercial with Kate McKinnon
  • Monday, 9 June, 2025
    UK companies
    WPP boss quits as advertising giant struggles with AI upheaval

    Mark Read will step down from UK group after market capitalisation halved during his seven-year tenure

    Mark Read sitting, with the WPP logo behind him
  • Friday, 14 March, 2025
    European companies
    WPP loses Coca-Cola media work in North America

    Publicis wins Coke mandate in US and Canada from London-listed rival

    Branding signage for WPP office in London
  • Sunday, 9 March, 2025
    IPOs
    Bain and WPP to break up research company Kantar

    Decision to abandon listing reflects continued weakness in IPO market as buyers look to cash out

    Person holding smartphone with logo of British market research company Kantar on the screen
  • Wednesday, 5 March, 2025
    Technology sector
    WPP invests in Stability AI in new technology tie-up

    AI being used across industry to produce marketing campaigns faster and at lower cost

    WPP chief executive Mark Read
  • Thursday, 27 February, 2025
    UK companies
    WPP says advertisers returning to X after US election

    Advertising group shares sink as it warns of difficult year ahead

    WPP chief executive Mark Read
  • Thursday, 23 January, 2025
    Advertising
    WPP goes for US expansion having ‘looked at’ New York listing

    London-quoted advertising group to pursue opportunities in ‘resurgent’ US as Donald Trump resumes presidency

    WPP chief executive Mark Read
  • Monday, 20 January, 2025
    Climate change
    Shifting from street protests to comedy to win support on climate change

    Climate activists are using elaborate stunts to highlight corporate inaction

    Asset Manager Quest
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