WPP plc

Company characteristics

Assessed report publication year
Financial year end 31/12/23
Sector Consumer Discretionary
Head office United Kingdom
Primary listing London Stock Exchange
GBP market cap 8,093,527,873
Net profit margin 1.33%
CEO tenure 5.3 years
Employee count 114,732
FRF draft assessment response Yes

Reward scrutiny

Living wage accredited Yes Living wage (calculation for operating regions) No
Living hours accredited No Tax reporting (GRI 207) No

Remuneration policies

Remuneration committee 100% independent No Remuneration committee discretion applied No
Director from workforce No Trade union relations (disclosure) No
Worker consultation on top pay (disclosure) No 80%+ shareholder support on pay Yes

Reward outcomes

CEO total pay (GBP) 4,498,000 CEO total pay change -32.68%
CEO pay ratio (to median employee) 70:1 Percentage point increase in maximum variable remuneration
Pension award parity between CEO and wider workforce Yes Pay of the next highest exec compared to CEO
Gender pay gap (mean data) Total: 21.2% Essence Global Group Limited: 20.3% EssenceMediacom Holdings Limited: 26.1% GroupM UK Limited: 14.6% Hill & Knowlton Limited: 3.5% Hogarth Worldwide Limited: 16.5% Mindshare Media UK Limited: 29.3% Ogilvy & Mather Group (Holdings) Limited: 23% Wavemaker Limited: 10% WPP 2005 Limited: 17.7% WPP Brands (UK) Limited: 18.9% Wunderman Thompson UK Limited: 25% Wunderman Thompson Commerce UK Limited: 23.2% Gender pay (women % in top quartile) 42%
Ethnicity pay gap (disclosure) No Total dividend (GBP) 423,486,053