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Deliveroo and Just Eat break into WPP most valuable brands league table September 20, 2018 Takeaway firms Deliveroo and Just Eat have broken into the ranks of the UK's most valuable brands, according to new analysis published today. The companies have broken into the top 75 list for the first time, as Deliveroo came 64th with a value of $888m while Just Eat nabbed 30th place with a brand value of $2.5bn. [...]
Deliveroo and Just Eat break into WPP most valuable brands league table September 20, 2018 Takeaway firms Deliveroo and Just Eat have broken into the ranks of the UK's most valuable brands, according to new analysis published today. The companies have broken into the top 75 list for the first time, as Deliveroo came 64th with a value of $888m while Just Eat nabbed 30th place with a brand value of $2.5bn. [...]
WPP appoints Mel Edwards as Wunderman boss following Mark Read’s promotion to top job September 13, 2018 One of WPP's biggest ad agencies Wunderman today announced it had appointed a new chief executive to replace Mark Read. Following Read taking the top job earlier this month, WPP said Mel Edwards had been hired as the agency's chief executive, effective immediately. Edwards will oversee 9,200 people in 200 offices and 70 markets in the [...]
WPP appoints Mel Edwards as Wunderman boss following Mark Read’s promotion to top job September 13, 2018 One of WPP's biggest ad agencies Wunderman today announced it had appointed a new chief executive to replace Mark Read. Following Read taking the top job earlier this month, WPP said Mel Edwards had been hired as the agency's chief executive, effective immediately. Edwards will oversee 9,200 people in 200 offices and 70 markets in the [...]
Sorrell lays out expansion plans for new advertising venture S4 Capital ahead of market comeback September 12, 2018 Ad guru Sir Martin Sorrell today laid out ambitious plans to expand new venture S4 Capital after it starts trading shares later this month, in a move which could step on the toes of his former employer WPP. The founder of the advertising goliath is using a shell company, Derriston Capital, to launch his new business [...]
Sorrell lays out expansion plans for new advertising venture S4 Capital ahead of market comeback September 12, 2018 Ad guru Sir Martin Sorrell today laid out ambitious plans to expand new venture S4 Capital after it starts trading shares later this month, in a move which could step on the toes of his former employer WPP. The founder of the advertising goliath is using a shell company, Derriston Capital, to launch his new business [...]
Entertainment One faces investor butchering as boss looks to bring home the bacon September 9, 2018 Entertainment One, the company behind Peppa Pig, could be the latest victim of a shareholder revolt in a row over executive pay this week. Influential shareholder advisory firms Glass Lewis and ISS have recommended voting against the firm’s remuneration report on Thursday, a year after nearly half of the company’s investors voted against a £7.6m [...]
New WPP boss Mark Read announces strategy review as North American revenues drag September 4, 2018 WPP revenues fell in the first half after a poor performance in North America as newly appointed chief executive Mark Read today announced a strategy review. Shares in the advertising giant fell by six per cent at the time of writing. The figures Reported revenues fell by 2.1 per cent in the first half compared [...]
New WPP boss tries to make his mark as post-Sorrell era begins September 4, 2018 Newly anointed WPP chief executive Mark Read yesterday signalled a change to the swashbuckling approach of the former “king of adland”, Sir Martin Sorrell, with a focus on organic growth and divestments rather than further shopping sprees. Read was appointed yesterday with immediate effect to head the firm, more than four months after the abrupt [...]
WPP confirms Mark Read as top boss Sir Martin Sorrell’s replacement September 3, 2018 WPP has confirmed the appointment of Mark Read as chief executive of the world's largest marketing agency, replacing its founder Sir Martin Sorrell who left the role in April. Read had long been the bookies' favourite for the position, although other top names such as IBM's David Kenny and industry veteran Hamish McLennan had also [...]