WPP Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
WPP's CEO is Cindy Rose Quackenbush, appointed in Sep 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.005% of the company’s shares, worth €182.24K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.1 years and 6 years respectively.
Key information
Cindy Rose Quackenbush
Chief executive officer
UK£129.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.005% |
| Management average tenure | 1.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Cindy Rose Quackenbush (59 yo)
Ms. Cindy Rose Quackenbush, OBE is Chief Operating Officer of Global Enterprise at Microsoft. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft UK at Microsoft Corporation since November 01, 2016. Ms. Rose...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | less than a year | UK£129.00k | 0.0054% € 182.2k | |
| CFO & Director | 2.8yrs | UK£1.85m | 0.0051% € 172.5k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 7.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Group Investor Relations Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief Counsel | 21.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Corporate Development | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing & Corporate Affairs Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Sustainability | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 0WP's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 6.8yrs | UK£129.00k | 0.0054% € 182.2k | |
| CFO & Director | 2.8yrs | UK£1.85m | 0.0051% € 172.5k | |
| Member of Advisory Board | no data | UK£31.80k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chair | 1.4yrs | UK£38.00k | no data | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | UK£49.46k | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.6yrs | UK£192.00k | 0.0012% € 39.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6yrs | UK£155.00k | 0.0014% € 47.2k | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.3yrs | UK£138.00k | 0.00079% € 26.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.4yrs | UK£152.00k | 0.00081% € 27.3k |
Experienced Board: 0WP's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/02/15 23:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
WPP plc is covered by 35 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| JULIEN ROCH | Barclays |
| Sarah Simon | Berenberg |
| Christophe Cherblanc | Bernstein |