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Cindy Rose: WPP CEO, Microsoft Career and Business Leadership

Introduction Cindy Rose OBE is a British-American business executive and the Group Chief Executive Officer of WPP, one of the world’s major advertising and marketing companies. She became WPP CEO on 1 September 2025 after previously serving on the company’s board. Before joining WPP’s executive leadership, Rose spent nine years in senior positions at Microsoft, including CEO of Microsoft UK,…