WPP has announced that Joanne Wilson will replace John Rogers as the group’s chief financial officer.
While Rogers has ‘successfully led’ the important stages of the ‘big six’ group’s transformation programme for three years, the WPP board has agreed that he will step down as chief financial officer and as an executive director of the board following the finalisation of the 2022 Annual Report & Accounts next year.
The current chief financial officer of Britvic, Joanne Wilson, will succeed Rogers as group CFO.
Prior to working for Britvic, Wilson held the role of chief financial officer for Dunnhumby, a ‘global leader’ in customer data science that is part of the Tesco group. The new WPP CFO began her career at KPMG where she qualified as a chartered accountant.
To ensure a ‘smooth transition’, Rogers will remain available to the agency group until later next year.
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“I would like to thank John for his leadership and for his contribution to WPP over the last three years,” WPP CEO Mark Read said.
“During that time he has led the reorganisation of our finance function, helped the company navigate the financial challenges of the pandemic and laid the foundation for our transformation programme.”
“Joanne is a highly regarded CFO and leader. Beyond her financial credentials, her extensive experience in data, retail and ESG is especially valuable given their importance to our business and our client base. We look forward to welcoming her to WPP next year.”
Rogers added: “With WPP well positioned for ongoing success, and as the company enters the next phase of its transformation, I feel now is the right time to move on to new challenges and to begin a smooth transition to a new CFO. I look forward to working with Joanne on the handover next year.”
It is expected that Wilson, a non-executive director of Informa and chair of Britvic’s ESG Committee, will join WPP in the first half of 2023.
She concluded: “I am delighted to be joining Mark and the team as they continue on their journey to make WPP the most creative company globally. It’s a fantastic opportunity and I look forward to working with the wider WPP team to continue to successfully execute the growth strategy and deliver the company’s transformation programme.”
