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WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) reckons its production business reckons it can grow even as its market goes into reverse, according to Citigroup, which came away from an investor day holding its "neutral" rating and £4.30 target. The bank spent yesterday at Devon's Point, the freshly opened east London base of WPP Production, hearing from divisional bosses Richard Glasson and Laurel Wooten.

Diageo PLC (LSE:DGE) has appointed WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) chief financial officer Joanne Wilson as its new CFO, with Wilson set to join the drinks group's board and executive committee in 2027. She will replace Nik Jhangiani, who joined Diageo from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in September 2024 and also served as interim chief executive between July and December 2025.

Diageo named Wilson to succeed Nik Jhangiani at some point in 2027.

WPP opened a production facility in London on Wednesday which the British company said was the first of a global roll-out to ​meet demand for high-quality ads that can be deployed across social ‌media and other platforms at speed.

Deutsche Bank raised its price target for WPP PLC (LSE:WPP), maintaining a positive view on UK media and online stocks despite pressure on project-based revenues and new-customer sales. WPP shares traded at 381.70p, up 1%, while Deutsche Bank retained its 'buy' rating and raised its target price to 555p from 425p.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CMI Media Group, a leader in precision healthcare communications and WPP company (NYSE: WPP), announces the formal launch of a specialty communications business unit.

WPP is cutting up ​to 1,000 ‌more jobs by the year-end ​as the ​British advertising group ⁠accelerates a ​restructuring program under ​new chief Cindy Rose that will ​also ​offload non-core businesses and ‌additional ⁠properties, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, ​citing ​people ⁠familiar with the ​matter.

WPP alleges in a legal filing that a former exec improperly leaked sensitive information in his lawsuit against the company. WPP is asking the court to seal several paragraphs, figures, and exhibits from the lawsuit.