- Campaign, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:42 AM
Karen Blackett, the chief executive of WPP's MediaCom, has been named the most influential black person in Britain, in the Powerlist today. The 43-year-old leader of the UK's biggest media agency
is the first businesswoman to top the Powerlist. The list also includes Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen, a Google executive and several MPs. Since becoming chief executive four years ago,
Blackett has helped to launch the first Government-backed apprenticeship scheme for the creative industry.
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