EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 3 MIN
WPP Approves CEO Pay Over Revolt; Woolworths Picks Droga5
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WPP Approves £11.1M Rose Package Amid Dissent. WPP's board cleared the pay deal over roughly 25% shareholder opposition, a vote read as investor scrutiny of executive pay against the group's performance. (everything-pr.com) Woolworths Names Droga5 ANZ Lead Creative Agency. Woolworths moved a major retail account to Accenture Song's Droga5 ANZ after the incumbent declined to defend it, a sign of consultancy-owned shops competing for lead mandates. (Campaign Brief Asia) Also moving today: Agency bosses say the AI gap with clients is only getting wider (Digiday) Havas acquires Dutch sports marketing agency SportVibes to strengthen Havas Play in Benelux (storyboard18.com) Dentsu Creative Isobar wins Bandhan Bank's creative mandate after multi-agency pitch (storyboard18.com) From Yamal to the mall: How American Eagle is going back to school (Marketing Dive, Adweek) Redscout Appoints New CEO To Usher In the Next 25 Years (Adweek) Get Advertising in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://advertisinginfive.com
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WPP's board approved a package worth up to 11.1 million pounds for chief executive Cindy Rose against a roughly 25 percent shareholder dissent and rejection recommendations from proxy firms ISS and Glass Lewis, per the everything-pr report, as the group contends with falling revenue, a share slide, and its December drop from the FTSE 100. Woolworths Group named Accenture Song's Droga5 ANZ as lead creative agency across Australia and New Zealand, a shift from incumbent M and C Saatchi that, according to Campaign Brief Asia, chose not to defend the account. Also moving: agency leaders tell Digiday the AI gap with clients is widening, Havas acquired Dutch agency SportVibes, Bandhan Bank appointed Dentsu Creative Isobar, American Eagle anchored its back-to-school push on Lamine Yamal, and Redscout named Michael Keany chief executive.
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