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Report: WPP considers IBM cloud exec for CEO post

Published 08/11/2018, 06:24 PM
Updated 08/11/2018, 06:24 PM
© Reuters.  Report: WPP considers IBM cloud exec for CEO post
  • WPP has approached a senior IBM executive as it searches for a replacement for chief Martin Sorrell, who departed amid an investigation of personal misconduct allegations in April.
  • David Kenny, senior VP of IBM 's Watson and Cloud Platform, received an interview last month, Sky News reports.
  • That would put him in recent contention with long-serving WPP (LON:WPP) exec Mark Read, considered a favorite in many circles. Ad industry veteran Hamish McLennan is no longer in contention, according to the WSJ.
  • Kenny was previously chairman and CEO of IBM's Weather Company unit, and had run Akamai before that.
  • Previously: WSJ: Read takes lead in succession race at WPP (Jul. 27 2018)
  • Previously: Embattled Sorrell exits CEO post at WPP (Apr. 14 2018)
  • Now read: Executive Interview Series: IBM


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