Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Sir Martin Sorrell joined WPP in 1985 as a director, becoming Group chief executive in 1986.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| London Business School |
Deputy Chairman |
Current |
| Saatchi & Saatchi |
Group Finance Director |
Former |
| WPP Group plc |
Director |
Former |
| Harvard University |
MBA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Director, Communications, London |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Worldwide Creative Director |
Current |
| Bartle Bogle Hegarty Limited |
Executive Director, Creative |
Former |
Mark Read was appointed a director in March 2005. He has been WPP's director of strategy since 2002. He worked at WPP between 1989 and 1995 in both parent company and operating company roles. Prior to rejoining WPP in 2002, he was a principal at Booz-Allen & Hamilton and founded and developed the company WebRewards in the UK.
Paul Richardson became Group finance director in 1996 after four years as director of treasury. He is responsible for the Group's worldwide functions in finance, information technology, procurement and property. Previously with the central finance team of Hanson PLC, he is a non-executive director of Chime Communications PLC and STW Communications Group Limited in Australia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Manager, Communications |
Current |
Mr. Lader, the former U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, is non-executive Chairman of WPP Group plc, the worldwide advertising/communications firm. He is also a Senior Adviser to Morgan Stanley, a director of WPP, Lloyd's of London, Marathon Oil and AES Corporations, a trustee of RAND Corporation, St. Paul's Cathedral, and The Salzburg Seminar, and a partner at the law firm, Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough. Ambassador Lader served in President Clinton's Cabinet and was White House Deputy Chief of Staff and an Assistant to the President, Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget, and Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Before entering government service, he had been Executive Vice President of Sir James Goldsmith's U.S. holdings, President of Sea Pines Company, and President of universities in South Carolina and Australia, as well as a candidate for South Carolina Governor in 1986. He founded Renaissance Weekends, the non-partisan family retreats for innovative leaders from diverse fields, in 1981. Mr. Lader resides in Charleston, SC.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Morgan Stanley |
Senior Advisor |
Current |
| WPP Group plc |
Chairman |
Current |
| RAND Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The AES Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Christopher Mackenzie was appointed a director in 2000. He is chief executive of Equilibrium, a London-based financial advisory partnership, and Executive Chairman of Brunswick Capital, Russia's leading investment bank and non-bank financial services group. He is also a board member of ALJ, Saudi Arabia's largest non-government industrial group. Previously he was president and CEO of Trizec Properties and a company officer of GE, heading GE Capital's international business development.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Trizec Properties |
CEO |
Former |
| General Electric Capital Corporation |
Officer |
Former |
Colin Day is Group Chief Financial Officer (since 2005) and Director of Reckitt Benckiser. Colin Day started his career in 1973 as a trainee accountant at Kodak. A year later he joined British Gas, where he worked as an internal audit, management and project accountant for five years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| First Monday |
Consulting Editor |
Current |
| Wpp Group Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Meetup Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Long Now Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Evernote Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Airship Ventures, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| StopBadware.org |
Board of Advisors |
Current |
| Viewpoints Network, LLC |
Board of Advisors |
Current |
| PGP Corporation |
Board of Advisors |
Current |
| O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, LLC |
Board of Advisors |
Current |
| Icosystem Corporation |
Board of Advisors |
Current |
| Choicestream, Inc. |
Board of Advisors |
Current |
| AnchorFree Inc. |
Board of Advisors |
Current |
| The After-School Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sunlight Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Santa Fe Institute |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Eurasia Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CVO Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Boxbe, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| 23andMe, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zedo, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| EDventure Holdings |
Co-Owner |
Former |
| Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
Chairman |
Former |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Bachelor's Degree, Economics |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Koichiro Naganuma was appointed a director in February 2004. He is president and group chief operating officer of Asatsu-DK. Having joined ADK in 1981, he began his career with the international arm of the agency, his mandate expanding the total operation of the group. He replaced ADK Chairman Masao Inagaki on the Board. ADK is Japan's third largest advertising and communications company. WPP took a 20% interest in ADK in 1998.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
As CEO of Olayan Financing Company, Lubna Olayan is responsible for the Olayan Group's business and investments in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. In December 2004, she was elected to the Board of Saudi Hollandi Bank. From 1996 through 2004, she served on the board of Chelsfield, the UK property developer. She is a member of INSEAD's International Council and a trustee of the Arab Thought Foundation. She is also a member on the Arab Business Council and the Women's Leadership Initiative of the World Economic Forum.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Olayan Group |
CEO, Olayan Financing Company |
Current |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Bain & Company |
Chairman |
Current |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Harvard Business School |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sovereign Reversions Plc |
Chairman |
Current |
| Tr Property Investment Trust Plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mactavish Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Resolution plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hanson PLC |
Chief Executive |
Former |
| Hanson PLC |
Group Finance Director |
Former |
| Rolls-Royce plc |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Punk Ziegel & Co. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cdex, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Cdex, Inc. |
Project Manager for the Meth Scanner |
Current |
| Special Olympics Connecticut, Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| WPP Group plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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Pirc urges WPP investors to reject bonus scheme
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