WPP at a glance

WPP is the world leader in marketing communications services. We are made up of leading companies in:

Advertising; Media Investment Management; Information, Insight & Consultancy;
Public Relations & Public Affairs; Branding & Identity; Healthcare Communications;
Direct, Promotion & Relationship Marketing; Specialist Communications

Facts & figures

Number of employees	135,000 (including associates)
Number of offices	2,000+
Number of countries	107
Reported revenues	£7.5bn (as at 31 December 2008)
Reported billings	£36.9bn (as at 31 December 2008)
Market capitalisation	£5.3bn (as at 31 December 2008)

Recognition & awards

Member: FTSE100, Euro FT300, Global FT500, Forbes International 500, Business Week 1000.
Member: FTSE4Good Sustainability Index.
Sir Martin Sorrell and Paul Richardson were named Best CEO and Best CFO respectively in the Media sector by Institutional Investor in 2007.
WPP's investor relations team won Best of Sector (Media) at the IR magazine UK awards in 2007.
WPP's 2007 Annual Report received five international awards in 2008, including two gold awards from the League of American Communications Professionals Vision Awards and Grand Winner, Best of International at the ARC Awards.
WPP's global newspaper, The WIRE, was voted No. 1 out of an international field of over 400 in the 2008 LACP Inspire Awards, taking the top overall Platinum Award and a second Platinum Award for Most Engaging Publication.