Martin Sorrell
Sir Martin Sorrell | |
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Sorrell in 2022 | |
| Born | Martin Stuart Sorrell 14 February 1945 London, England |
| Education | Haberdashers' Boys' School, Elstree |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge Harvard University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Saatchi & Saatchi WPP Group S4 Capital |
| Spouses | Sandra Finestone
(m. 1970–2005) Cristiana Falcone-Sorrell
(m. 2008) |
| Children | 4, including Jonathan Sorrell |
Sir Martin Stuart Sorrell (born 14 February 1945) is a British businessman and the founder of WPP plc, the world's largest advertising and PR group, both by revenue and the number of staff. Sorrell was the longest-serving chief executive of a FTSE 100 company.
He is consistently one of the UK's highest-paid corporate executives. According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Sorrell is worth £368 million. Sorrell has served on boards and advisory bodies of a number of high-profile public, academic and business organisations, including several leading business schools, both in the UK and internationally.