Sir Martin Sorrell is Executive Chairman of S4 Capital, which is building a new age, new era, digital advertising and marketing services platform for global, multi-national, regional, local and millennially-driven clients.
Sir Martin was CEO of WPP for 33 years, building it from a £1 million “shell” company in 1985 into the world’s largest advertising and marketing services company with a market capitalisation of over £16 billion, revenues of over £15 billion, profits of approximately £2 billion and over 200,00 people in 113 countries. Prior to that, Sir Martin was Group Financial Director of Saatchi & Saatchi plc for 9 years and worked for James Gulliver, Mark McCormack and Glendinning Associates before that. S4 Capital PLC merged with MediaMonks and MightyHive and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under SFOR.L.
Sir Martin supports a number of leading business schools and universities, including his alma mater, Harvard Business School andCambridge University and a number of charities, including his family foundation. He is married to Lady Cristiana Falcone-Sorrell and has four children and seven grandchildren.
Martin Sorrell on What Marketers Need to Understand About the World
Global big picture R us. It’s what has given Sorrell an edge for decades. Now he’s starting his own new ad and marketing network with fundamentally new premises.
Conferences
Techonomy 24: Leading with Intelligence
Our featured annual retreat hosted in November 2024 includes business and tech executives, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and top academics at Techonomy 24 for deep and provocative dives into the consequential issues of our time. This three-day multidisciplinary, highly interactive retreat will help leaders prepare for a better future.
Conferences
Techonomy 19
The theme for Techonomy 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California was “Reset and Restore: Governing Tech, Retrieving Ethics, and Acting on Climate.” We are in a unique period when corporate responsibility and big-picture thinking is absolutely essential.
Speakers & Participants
Techonomy 19 – Speakers & Participants
The theme for Techonomy 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California was “Reset and Restore: Governing Tech, Retrieving Ethics, and Acting on Climate.” We are in a unique period when corporate responsibility and big-picture thinking is absolutely essential.
