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WPP ANNOUNCES CFO TRANSITION
WPP ANNOUNCES CFO TRANSITION.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n \n \n \n \n 08 November 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WPP PLC (\"WPP\")\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WPP ANNOUNCES CFO TRANSITION\n \n \n \n \n John Rogers to step down as Chief Financial Officer of WPP, Joanne Wilson appointed as successor\n \n \n \n WPP (LSE/NYSE:WPP) today announced that Chief Financial Officer John Rogers has decided to step down from the company.\n \n \n \n \n \n John has made a significant contribution to WPP in his three years in the role, has successfully led the first important stages of its transformation programme and is now looking to pursue broader executive opportunities outside the company. The Board has agreed that he will step down as Chief Financial Officer and as an Executive Director of the Board following the finalisation of the 2022 Annual Report & Accounts next year.\n \n \n The Board has appointed Joanne Wilson to succeed John as Chief Financial Officer. Joanne is currently Chief Financial Officer at Britvic plc (LSE:BVIC), the UK-listed international soft drinks company. \n \n \n Prior to Britvic Joanne had a successful career at Tesco where she gained extensive experience both in the UK and internationally in a variety of financial and commercial roles. These included Chief Financial Officer of dunnhumby, a global leader in customer data science that is part of the Tesco group. Joanne began her career at KPMG, where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant and spent three years in Hong Kong. She is currently a non-executive director of Informa plc (LSE:INF). Joanne is the chair of Britvic's ESG Committee.\n \n \n It is expected that Joanne will join WPP in the first half of 2023. To ensure a smooth transition, John will remain available until later next year.\n \n \n \n Mark Read, Chief Executive Officer of WPP, said:\n \n \"I would like to thank John for his leadership and for his contribution to WPP over the last three years. During that time he has led the reorganisation of our finance function, helped the company navigate the financial challenges of the pandemic and laid the foundation for our transformation programme. He leaves WPP with our best wishes for the future.\n \n \n \"Joanne is a highly regarded CFO and leader. Beyond her financia...