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Cindy Rose

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Cindy Rose is the Chief Executive Officer of WPP plc.

Last updated Oct 5, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

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Role
Chief Executive Officer
Company
WPP
Based
London, United Kingdom
Boards
1
Connections
23

AI-drafted from public sources7 sources cited

Years in industry
5 years

Bio

Cindy Rose is the Chief Executive Officer of WPP plc. Rose joined the WPP board as a non-executive director in 2019, before assuming the CEO role effective September 1, 2025. Prior to WPP, she spent nine years in senior leadership at Microsoft, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of Global Enterprise, helping large companies apply digital technology and AI to business transformation, and previously serving as President of Microsoft Western Europe and CEO of Microsoft UK. Earlier roles included Managing Director of the UK consumer business at Vodafone, Executive Director of Digital Entertainment and Media Sales at Virgin Media, and 15 years at The Walt Disney Company, where she ultimately served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Disney Interactive Media Group, EMEA. Source 1: wpp.com — Chief Executive Officer Appointment

Career

Roles with a cited source. All linked roles are in the Roles tab.

Expertise & education

Expertise

AI-Driven Marketing TransformationEnterprise Technology StrategyCloud ServicesDigital TransformationHolding Company OperationsData StrategyMarketing Technology (MarTech)Programmatic Advertising

Education

  • BA, University of Oxford
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