WPP
WPP plc
NYSE · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies · GB
$26.66
−2.27%Aug 7, 2026, 08:00 UTC
JD Sports Fashion PLC appoints former IKEA CEO Peter Agnefjall as its next board chair, effective September 1, 2026.
Source:Aug 6, 2026, 08:00 UTC
WPP PLC shares climbed 23% and Hikma Pharmaceuticals added 9.9%, while TBC Bank Group dropped 7.9% and Aurubis sank 6.6% in European trading.
Source:Aug 3, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Omnicom Media Australia appointed Tom Kirkham to the newly-created role of chief solutions officer, effective October, reporting to CEO Kristiaan Kroon.
Source:Aug 3, 2026, 19:30 UTC
WPP Production appointed Satish Nair as India CEO, succeeding Karthik Nagarajan, who stepped down after 3.5 years.
Source:Aug 3, 2026, 10:45 UTC
SharkNinja APAC appointed WPP Media as its integrated media partner in India, with Wavemaker handling media strategy, planning, and investment across digital and offline channels.
Source:Jul 28, 2026, 05:15 UTC
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by seven American citizens against Imperial Brands and WPP, ruling that U.S. courts lack personal jurisdiction over the foreign companies in a case concerning a tobacco factory seized by Cuba in 1961.
Source:Jul 27, 2026, 02:30 UTC
Independent creative agency Hello appointed David Griffiths as managing director.
Source:Jul 23, 2026, 13:30 UTC
Honda Ireland has signed a sponsorship deal with RTÉ Commercial to sponsor the radio program Today with David McCullagh on RTÉ Radio 1.
Source:Jul 15, 2026, 23:15 UTC
Michael Hill appointed EssenceMediacom as its media agency partner across Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Source:Jul 6, 2026, 04:15 UTC
VaynerMedia appointed Mark Turner as head of media for Asia Pacific.
Source:Jul 2, 2026, 09:45 UTC
Komerz appointed Shahid Sadiq as Group Chief Financial Officer.
Source:Jul 1, 2026, 08:15 UTC
Adidas appointed Omnicom Media Group as its global media agency following a competitive pitch, ending WPP's stewardship of the account.
Source:Jul 1, 2026, 03:30 UTC
IBM has named Stagwell as its lead creative partner, replacing Ogilvy.
Source:Jun 30, 2026, 09:15 UTC
Richard Foster, former head of GroupM's Motion Content Group, filed a $100m whistleblower lawsuit against WPP alleging illegal retention of client rebates.
Source:Jun 30, 2026, 09:15 UTC
Bharat Thakrar, founder and former CEO of WPP Scangroup, is in a long-running dispute with WPP alleging misuse of Scangroup money to prop up the holding company.
Source:Jun 26, 2026, 20:15 UTC
Out There Media and Pulse Africa announced a strategic partnership to create a digital advertising presence across Africa, starting with Nigeria and Ghana.
Jun 26, 2026, 08:00 UTC
A Chinese court sentenced former WPP China executive Di Fei to life imprisonment and two former GroupM colleagues to prison terms in a bribery case involving 1.2 billion yuan ($176 million).
Source:Jun 25, 2026, 23:59 UTC
BSF Enterprise PLC's subsidiary Lab-Grown Leather Ltd won four awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026 for its T-Rex Leather campaign in collaboration with VML.
Source:Jun 24, 2026, 23:00 UTC
A former WPP China executive was sentenced to life imprisonment in a $176 million bribery case.
Source:Jun 18, 2026, 13:00 UTC
WPP Enterprise Solutions signed a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to operationalize agentic AI for enterprise brands.
Jun 14, 2026, 15:41 UTC
WPP ScanGroup disclosed it will continue deferring repayment of a Sh1.49 billion loan to its parent company WPP Plc.
Source:Jun 9, 2026, 13:15 UTC
CMI Media Group appointed Michele Sirkin and Selamawit Gilagaber to its executive team effective immediately.
Jun 3, 2026, 15:12 UTC
WPP shares fell 4.5% to 265.6p after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a 'sell' rating.
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