Arthur Sadoun remains the lowest-paid holdco CEO amongst rivals WPP and Omnicom.
Sadoun’s proposed pay rise comes after WPP shareholders approved CEO Cindy Rose’s A$20.7 million total potential package.
Proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis have urged WPP investors to reject Cindy Rose’s proposed pay package.
WPP reported A$5.7 billion in Q1 revenue, down 4.0 per cent like-for-like, while maintaining its 2026 guidance.
The former Estée Lauder executive will lead operations behind WPP’s new Elevate28 growth plan.
Reported operating profit fell 71.2% to £382 million, compared to £1.33 billion in 2024.
The transition to WPP Production will take effect from 23 February 2026.
The advertising giant reported a 3.5% drop in revenue to £3,259 million on a like-for-like basis.
CEO Cindy Rose says the tech-driven expansion will “transform how marketing is delivered.”
'I believe we are very well prepared, and certainly as well, if not better prepared, as anyone in our industry.'
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Philip Jansen, Chair of WPP: “Her expertise in this landscape will be hugely valuable to WPP as the industry navigates fundamental changes...
