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Trouble Reported Inside WPP; Sorrell Seen As Poor Manager

Sir Martin Sorrell, the onetime finance director of Saatchi & Saatchi who has built WPP into a global advertising behemoth through a series of acquisitions, is facing some unpleasant opposition from within the ranks of his own company.  According to a story in TheSunday Times of London, at least two board members say Sorrell has work to do when it comes to his management style.  They say as well that he's failed to properly plan for his successor at WPP.  Sorrell "still retains huge board support," The Times says.  However, two members--Christopher Mackenzie, a former GE executive, and Paul Spencer, a former executive at Royal Sun Alliance, are complaining that Sorrell has not always properly consulted with his colleagues on matters of importance. Quoting TheTimes:  "One board member said: 'Some (of the directors) feel (they) are not quite in the loop on everything that is going on.’" Philip Lader, WPP board chairman, has given his public support to Sorrell, and tells The Times, "I don't deny that there may be some who want more or less of something, but that is healthy for a board."

 

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