Wpp Us Holdings Inc CEO and leadership

Mark has held multiple leadership positions across the company, including nine years as an Executive Director of WPP plc. For 12 years, as Head of Strategy and then CEO of WPP Digital, he was responsible for the company’s digital development, including the move into technology through the acquisition of 24/7 Real Media, the creation of digital network POSSIBLE and the launch of Stream, WPP’s celebrated “unconference”.

In 2015, he was appointed Global CEO of Wunderman, where he transformed the network into one of the world’s leading customer-focused digital agencies. Wunderman is among WPP’s largest businesses, with more than 10,000 people in 200 offices across 70 countries and clients including Microsoft, Dell, Shell, BT and Adidas.

In April 2018 he was named joint Chief Operating Officer of WPP, with responsibility for clients, operating companies and people.

Earlier in his career, Mark co-founded and developed internet start-up WebRewards. He also specialised in the media and marketing industries as a principal at consultancy Booz Allen & Hamilton, having started his career at the WPP parent company working on corporate development.

Mark has an MBA from INSEAD and an Economics degree from Trinity College, Cambridge University, and was a Henry Fellow at Harvard University. He is the Chairman of the Natural History Museum Digital Council. Wired magazine ranked him as one of the Top 25 Digital Influencers in Europe in 2014 and he was named The Drum’s Digital Individual of the Year in 2015 and 2017.

He lives in London with his wife and two children.

John was appointed CFO of WPP, the world’s largest marketing services company, in October 2019 and is a member of WPP’s Plc Board. He is also a member of the Board of Kantar, one of the world’s leading data, insights and consultancy companies.

John was CEO of Sainsbury's Argos from September 2016 to September 2019 with responsibility for Argos, Habitat and Sainsbury's clothing and general merchandise. He led the digital transformation of the Argos business.

John was a member of Sainsbury’s Plc Board and was also a member of the board of Sainsbury's Bank Plc. In July 2010, John was appointed CFO of Sainsbury's with responsibility for Finance, Property, On-line, Sainsbury's Bank, Procurement, Strategy, New Business Development and Operational Efficiency. John joined Sainsbury’s in November 2005 as Director of Corporate Finance and then became Director of Group Finance from March 2007 to June 2008. In June 2008 John was appointed to Sainsbury's Operating Board as Property Director.

Prior to Sainsbury’s John was Group Finance Director for Hanover Acceptances, a diversified corporation with wholly owned subsidiaries in the food manufacturing, real-estate and agri-business sectors. Previous roles include Monitor Company and Arthur Andersen.

John is also a Non-Executive Director at Travis Perkins Plc and chairs the Audit Committee; is a member of the Prince’s Advisory Council for Accounting For Sustainability (A4S); and a member of the UK government’s Retail Sector Council. Previous roles include the Co-Chair of the Prince's Accounting For Sustainability (A4S) CFO Network.

Laurent Ezekiel is a Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at WPP and is based in New York, New York. He has experience at GREY HEALTHCARE LONDON LIMITED and has worked as Senior Account Director at Grey Group, Pres:North-America & Intl at Publicis Groupe, and Advertising Executive (contract) at UBS. Laurent attended Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle between 1978 and 1993, King's College London between 1996 and 1997, and King's College London between 1993 and 1996.

Lindsay Pattison In May 2017, Lindsay was named Chief Transformation Officer for WPP and GroupM. The newly created position sees Lindsay lead change initiatives across GroupM, its media agencies and specialists, and working closely with leaders across WPP to deliver the best possible communications for clients. Lindsay previously served as the Global CEO of Maxus, a position held since October 2014. She joined Maxus in October 2009 as UK CEO and in August 2012, Lindsay took on an additional role as Global Chief Strategy Officer for Maxus. Prior to Maxus, Lindsay worked at PHD and client-side at Sony Ericsson, after starting out at Young & Rubicam in a full-service agency environment. Lindsay now sits on the Chime LTD board as a non-executive director, representing WPP. She served two terms on the WEF Global Agenda Council on the Future of Media and was named one of Cranfield’s FTSE Board Report’s 100 Women to Watch in 2015 and 2016. Lindsay was also named to Ad Age’s 2015 class of Women to Watch. As a passionate and vocal campaigner for gender equality, she launched ‘Walk the Talk’, an initiative to help senior women at Maxus to thrive and progress in their career – a program now adopted globally by WPP.

Stephan Pretorius founded Acceleration in 1999 and has since developed it into a leading provider of consulting, systems integration and technology in the enterprise marketing and advertising space with more than 300 clients across the US and EMEA.

He leads Acceleration's consulting and client strategy practice, and is instrumental in developing Acceleration's key technology partnerships.

Stephan studied law and holds a LLM in Media and Telecommunications Law from Columbia University, New York.

Specialties: Marketing Capability Development, Digital Marketing Strategy, Technology Strategy and Architecture, Change Management, Organisational Design, Data Management and Policy Development, Analytics and Insights.

Mark has held multiple leadership positions across the company, including nine years as an Executive Director of WPP plc. For 12 years, as Head of Strategy and then CEO of WPP Digital, he was responsible for the company’s digital development, including the move into technology through the acquisition of 24/7 Real Media, the creation of digital network POSSIBLE and the launch of Stream, WPP’s celebrated “unconference”.

In 2015, he was appointed Global CEO of Wunderman, where he transformed the network into one of the world’s leading customer-focused digital agencies. Wunderman is among WPP’s largest businesses, with more than 10,000 people in 200 offices across 70 countries and clients including Microsoft, Dell, Shell, BT and Adidas.

In April 2018 he was named joint Chief Operating Officer of WPP, with responsibility for clients, operating companies and people.

Earlier in his career, Mark co-founded and developed internet start-up WebRewards. He also specialised in the media and marketing industries as a principal at consultancy Booz Allen & Hamilton, having started his career at the WPP parent company working on corporate development.

Mark has an MBA from INSEAD and an Economics degree from Trinity College, Cambridge University, and was a Henry Fellow at Harvard University. He is the Chairman of the Natural History Museum Digital Council. Wired magazine ranked him as one of the Top 25 Digital Influencers in Europe in 2014 and he was named The Drum’s Digital Individual of the Year in 2015 and 2017.

He lives in London with his wife and two children.

John was appointed CFO of WPP, the world’s largest marketing services company, in October 2019 and is a member of WPP’s Plc Board. He is also a member of the Board of Kantar, one of the world’s leading data, insights and consultancy companies.

John was CEO of Sainsbury's Argos from September 2016 to September 2019 with responsibility for Argos, Habitat and Sainsbury's clothing and general merchandise. He led the digital transformation of the Argos business.

John was a member of Sainsbury’s Plc Board and was also a member of the board of Sainsbury's Bank Plc. In July 2010, John was appointed CFO of Sainsbury's with responsibility for Finance, Property, On-line, Sainsbury's Bank, Procurement, Strategy, New Business Development and Operational Efficiency. John joined Sainsbury’s in November 2005 as Director of Corporate Finance and then became Director of Group Finance from March 2007 to June 2008. In June 2008 John was appointed to Sainsbury's Operating Board as Property Director.

Prior to Sainsbury’s John was Group Finance Director for Hanover Acceptances, a diversified corporation with wholly owned subsidiaries in the food manufacturing, real-estate and agri-business sectors. Previous roles include Monitor Company and Arthur Andersen.

John is also a Non-Executive Director at Travis Perkins Plc and chairs the Audit Committee; is a member of the Prince’s Advisory Council for Accounting For Sustainability (A4S); and a member of the UK government’s Retail Sector Council. Previous roles include the Co-Chair of the Prince's Accounting For Sustainability (A4S) CFO Network.