Mark Read
25 results

Remote working works but there will be a price to pay
- Work
- December 4, 2020, 05:27
This year’s mass experiment with remote working has, for some, triggered a prickling sense of unease: if I can do my job from home in Dublin, London, (...)

WPP reinstates dividend after delivering new work at pace
- Media & Marketing
- August 27, 2020, 13:08
WPP became one of the first major British companies to reinstate its dividend on Thursday, after cost cuts paid off and the world’s biggest advertisin(...)

Irish-founded tech company teams up with WPP to protect children online
- Technology
- May 28, 2020, 16:19
SuperAwesome, the “kid tech” company established by Irish entrepreneur Dylan Collins, has agreed a partnership with the world’s biggest advertising co(...)

WPP braces for impact as Covid-19 drags March net sales down 7.9%
- Media & Marketing
- April 29, 2020, 09:26
WPP said on Wednesday the Covid-19 pandemic had forced its net sales down by 7.9 per cent in March and the world’s biggest advertising company expects(...)

Ad giant WPP pulls dividend, buyback and outlook
- Media & Marketing
- March 31, 2020, 09:07
WPP, the world’s biggest advertising company, said it was pulling its dividend and share buyback, and withdrawing its guidance for 2020 after the coro(...)

WPP shares tumble after forecast of fourth year with no sales growth
- Media & Marketing
- February 27, 2020, 17:06
WPP plc shares tumbled as much as 17 per cent after the advertising giant forecast a fourth year with no sales growth, piling pressure on chief execut(...)

WPP returns to quarterly net sales growth after gaining clients
- Media & Marketing
- October 25, 2019, 17:49
WPP reported a return to quarterly organic sales growth for the first time in over a year on Friday, with a new strategy from boss Mark Read helping t(...)

Bain Capital completes purchase 60% of WPP’s Kantar
- Media & Marketing
- July 12, 2019, 08:46
Bain Capital agreed to buy 60 per cent of WPP’s market research unit Kantar in a deal that values the business at $4 billion. The private equity firm(...)

WPP planning sale of stake in market research business Kantar
- Media & Marketing
- July 9, 2019, 08:42
WPP is planning to announce the sale of a majority stake in its Kantar market-research business to Bain Capital within days, sources said. Bain has (...)

Bain Capital emerges as frontrunner for majority stake in Kantar
- Media & Marketing
- July 1, 2019, 14:46
Bain Capital has emerged as the frontrunner for a majority stake in WPP’s market research unit Kantar, sources said. The buyout firm is considered t(...)