Corporate governance

The Board is committed to high standards of corporate governance and supports the provisions and principles set out in the Combined Code on Corporate Governance.

Throughout the year ended December 31, 2008 the Company has, in the Director's opinion, complied with the provisions set out in Section 1 of the Combined Code.

Key governance documents

• WPP Memorandum and Articles (pdf)
• WPP Accounting Policies (pdf)
• WPP Code of Business Conduct (pdf)
• Terms of Reference of the Disclosure Committee (pdf)
• Matters Reserved to the Board (pdf)
• Model Code New WPP (pdf)

Board committees

Audit Committee¹ | Terms of Reference₁ (pdf)
Membership: Colin Day₁, Jeffrey Rosen₁, Paul Spencer₁ (chair)

Compensation Committee² | Terms of Reference₂ (pdf)
Membership: Philip Lader₂, Esther Dyson₂, Jeffrey Rosen₂ (chair), Timothy Shriver₂

Nomination Committee³ | Terms of Reference₃ (pdf)
Membership: Esther Dyson₃, Philip Lader₃ (chair), Lubna Olayan₃,Orit Gadiesh₃