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Sir '''Martin Sorrell''' is the chief executive of the global advertising and communications group [[WPP]]. Prior to that he was the finance director at Saatchi & Saatchi. [http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article336156.ece]
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Sorrell had studied Economics at Oxford University. [http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article336156.ece]
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In 2002, Sorrell notoriously described the advertising industry as being in a 'bath-shaped recession', which apparently meant that expenditure on advertising would slide steeply, stagnate over a prolonged period, then eventually recover. [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9071-1963131,00.html]
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In December 2005, an expensive divorce resulted in Sorrell cashing in £12m of his shares in WPP.[http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/br/article/533574/divorce-forces-sorrell-cash-12m-wpp-shares/] In 2005, Sorrell receieved a remuneration of £52m from WPP. [http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article336156.ece]
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==External links==
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*Paul McIntyre, "[http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/creative-malaise-riles-britains-adland-genius/2005/10/30/1130607139595.html Creative malaise riles Britain's adland genius]", ''Sydney Morning Herald'', October 31, 2005.
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*Staff of Brand Republic, "[http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/br/article/533574/divorce-forces-sorrell-cash-12m-wpp-shares/ Divorce forces Sorrell to cash in £12m of WPP shares]", ''Brand Republic'', December 21, 2005
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*Amanda Andrews, "[http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9071-1963131,00.html Sorrell warns ad industry of tough 2006]", ''The Times'', December 29, 2005.
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*Raymond Snoddy, "[http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article336156.ece  Sir Martin Sorrell: Full of Eastern promise]", ''The Independent'', January 4, 2006.

Revision as of 16:14, 22 April 2006

Sir Martin Sorrell is the chief executive of the global advertising and communications group WPP. Prior to that he was the finance director at Saatchi & Saatchi. [1]

Sorrell had studied Economics at Oxford University. [2]

In 2002, Sorrell notoriously described the advertising industry as being in a 'bath-shaped recession', which apparently meant that expenditure on advertising would slide steeply, stagnate over a prolonged period, then eventually recover. [3]

In December 2005, an expensive divorce resulted in Sorrell cashing in £12m of his shares in WPP.[4] In 2005, Sorrell receieved a remuneration of £52m from WPP. [5]

External links