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Reports from our company leaders

Our business is best understood through an understanding of its constituent parts. On the following pages, the leaders of our major companies give summary accounts of their performance and progress in 2016.

Advertising

J. Walter Thompson Worldwide

Report by Tamara Ingram
Chief executive officer, worldwide

Ogilvy

Report by John Seifert
Worldwide chairman and chief executive officer

Y&R Group

Report by Peter Law-Gisiko
Chief executive officer

Y&R

Report by David Sable
Global chief executive officer

VML

Report by Jon Cook
Global chief executive officer

Wunderman

Report by Mark Read
Global chief executive officer

Burson-Marsteller

Report by Donald A. Baer
Worldwide chair and chief executive officer

Landor

Report by Lois Jacobs
Chief executive officer

Bravo

Report by Eric Hoyt
President and chief executive officer

Sudler and Hennessey

See report by Jed Beitler, chairman and chief executive officer worldwide.

Grey

Report by Jim Heekin
Chairman and chief executive officer

Commarco

Report by Frank-Michael Schmidt
Chief executive officer

Media Investment Management

GroupM

Report by Irwin Gotlieb
Global chairman
and

Kelly Clark
Global chief executive officer

Mindshare

Report by Nick Emery
Global chief executive officer

MEC

Report by Tim Castree
Global chief executive officer

MediaCom

Report by Stephen Allan
Worldwide chairman and chief executive officer

Maxus

Report by Lindsay Pattison
Worldwide chief executive officer

Essence

Report by Christian Juhl
Global chief executive officer

Xaxis

Report by Brian Gleason
Global chief executive officer

tenthavenue

Report by Rupert Day
Chief executive officer

Data Investment Management

Kantar

Report by Eric Salama
Chairman and chief executive officer

Public Relations & Public Affairs

Burson-Marsteller

See report by Donald A. Baer, worldwide chair and chief executive officer.

Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Report by Jack Martin
Chief executive officer and chairman

Cohn & Wolfe

Report by Donna Imperato
Chief executive officer

Finsbury

Report by Roland Rudd
Chairman

HERING SCHUPPENER

Report by Ralf Hering
Principal partner and chief executive officer

Buchanan

Report by Richard Oldworth
Executive chairman

Branding & Identity

Landor

See report by Lois Jacobs, chief executive officer.

Group XP

Report by Simon Bolton
Group chief executive officer

Brand Union

Report by Toby Southgate
Worldwide chief executive officer

FITCH

Report by Simon Bolton
Worldwide chief executive officer

SET

Report by Sabina Teshler
Founder and chief executive officer

The Partnership

Report by Jim Prior
Chief executive officer

Healthcare Communications

WPP Health & Wellness

Report by Mike Hudnall
Chief executive officer

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide

Report by Matt Giegerich
Retiring chairman and chief executive officer

Sudler and Hennessey

Report by Jed Beitler
Chairman and chief executive officer worldwide

ghg

Report by Lynn O’Connor Vos
Chief executive officer

CMI/Compas

Report by Stan Woodland
Chief executive officer

GCI Health

Report by Wendy Lund
Chief executive officer

Digital, eCommerce & Shopper Marketing

AKQA

Report by Ajaz Ahmed
Chief executive officer

Geometry Global

Report by Steve Harding
Global chief executive officer

Specialist Communications

Report by Mary-Ellen Howe
Chief operating officer, Specialist Communications, North America
and

Laurence Mellman
Chief operating officer, International Specialist Communications

WPP Digital

Report by Mark Read
Chief executive officer
and

Mark Povey
Chief operating officer