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Sir Martin Sorrell

CEO
WPP Group

Sir Martin began his career as a finance director at famed ad agency, Saatchi & Saatchi, before founding WPP Group. Currently the world's largest advertising and marketing services Group, WWP companies comprise JWT, Ogilvy Group, Y&R and Grey, whose clients include 354 of the Fortune Global 500.

He was knighted in January 2000 and has been publicly recognised with a number of awards including the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award. With his unique knowledge on trends in businesses, markets and populations, Sir Martin is widely respected in the advertising industry and is an advisor to elite schools like Harvard, IESE, the London Business School and the Indian School of Business.

He was appointed an Ambassador for British Business by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997, and subsequently appointed to the Office's Panel 2000 which is aimed at rebranding Britain abroad.