Advertising group WPP is cutting 3,500 jobs as part of its new strategy to shift focus to technology in a bid to stave off competition from tech giants.
WPP today said it will spend £300m over the next three years as it simplifies the business, aiming to make annual savings of £275m by 2021.
The company will make the savings by closing under-performing offices and cutting overlapping jobs.
Mark Read, who replaced Sir Martin Sorrell as chief executive earlier this year, told media: “What we hear from clients is very consistent: they want our creativity, and they want us to help them transform their business in a world reshaped by technology.”
Looking forward to our Strategy Update from Sea Containers House this afternoon #wpp pic.twitter.com/0NxbscNZXC
— Mark Read (@readmark) December 11, 2018
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