“WPP publicizes CFO transition” the press launch says and whereas it appears to be a clean transition from John Rogers to Joanne Wilson, who’s becoming a member of from Britvic, it’s nonetheless a shock.
Rogers (above), a former CFO of Sainsbury’s, was seen by some as a CEO in ready at WPP every time Mark Learn determined to step down. Now Rogers will go away after WPP’s report and accounts are revealed subsequent 12 months. WPP says Rogers will pursue “broader govt corporations outdoors the corporate,” presumably as a CEO.
Rogers says: “It has been a privilege to work alongside Mark, the Board and the manager staff to ship our transformation plan and development technique, and I’m very happy with what we now have achieved collectively over the past three years.
“With WPP effectively positioned for ongoing success, and because the firm enters the following section of its transformation, I really feel now could be the appropriate time to maneuver on to new challenges and to start a clean transition to a brand new CFO. I stay up for working with Joanne on the handover subsequent 12 months.”
Wilson started her profession at KPMG and is a former CFO of dunnhmby, now a part of Tesco and the muse of its Clubcard. She says: “I’m delighted to be becoming a member of Mark (Learn) and the staff as they proceed on their journey to make WPP probably the most artistic firm globally. It’s a implausible alternative and I stay up for working with the broader WPP staff to proceed to efficiently execute the expansion technique and ship the corporate’s transformation programme.”
