WPP plc
British multinational advertising and public relations company
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| July 2024 | WPP announced the appointment of Philip Jansen as chairman, succeeding Roberto Quarta, effective 1 January 2025. |
| July 2022 | WPP acquired Corebiz, a Latin American ecommerce agency, for an undisclosed amount. |
| December 2019 | WPP completed the sale of 60% of Kantar shares to Bain Capital, generating $3.1 billion to reduce debt and return to shareholders. |
| September 2018 | Mark Read was appointed as the new CEO of WPP, succeeding Martin Sorrell. |
| April 14 2018 | Martin Sorrell retired from WPP after 33 years, following allegations of bullying and sexual indiscretions. Roberto Quarta was appointed as chairman. |
| February 2018 | WPP merged Burson-Marsteller with Cohn & Wolfe to become BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe). |
| 2017 | WPP was affected by cyberattacks on Ukraine, with some staff's computer access limited to webmail. |
| November 2016 | WPP announced acquisition of PEP, LLC, a project management and procurement company in the US. |
| November 2015 | WPP agreed to acquire a majority stake in Essence, a global digital agency. |
| June 2012 | WPP agreed to acquire digital advertising agency AKQA for US$540 million. |
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