Sir Martin Sorrell (born 14 February 1945 in London) is a English businessman, currently the chief executive officer of WPP Group. He has served in that role since he started the company in 1986.
Born in London to a Jewish family, Sorrell was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School then Christ's College, Cambridge, and has an MBA from Harvard University.
He joined Glendinning Associates, and James Gulliver and then worked for sports agent M...
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Sir Martin Sorrell (born 14 February 1945 in London) is a English businessman, currently the chief executive officer of WPP Group. He has served in that role since he started the company in 1986.
Born in London to a Jewish family, Sorrell was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School then Christ's College, Cambridge, and has an MBA from Harvard University.
He joined Glendinning Associates, and James Gulliver and then worked for sports agent Mark McCormack. He joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 1975, and was group finance director from 1977 until 1984. Often referred to as "the third brother", he designed and carried out Saatchi's then legendary agency acquisitions. Sorrell undertook this by refining the practice of the ‘earn-out’.
In 1985, Sorrell privately invested in Wire Plastic Products, a British wire shopping basket manufacturer, and joined it full-time as Chief Executive in 1986. He began to acquire "below-the-line" advertising-related companies, purchasing 18 in three years,...
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