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Cindy Rose

American-British businesswoman

Cindy Helen Rose (born 18 August 1965 in Buffalo, New York) is the American-British Chief Executive of WPP.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Cindy Rose (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 18, 1965.1

Companies

  • WPP plcBoard member Mar 18, 2026 to now13
  • WPP plcChief executive officer Sep 1, 2025 to now14

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

  • WPP plc WPP346,950 shares15$9.3M at $26.71Sep 1, 2026

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

  • Sep 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 41,532 shares of WPP plc15
  • Sep 1, 2026Exercised options 88,188 shares of WPP plc15
  • Jun 15, 2026Shares withheld for tax 88,227 shares of WPP plc16
  • Jun 15, 2026Exercised options 187,341 shares of WPP plc16

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedNew York Law School3 4
  • Date not recordedSchool of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University3 4

Rose was born in 1965 in Buffalo, New York to a biochemist and a dental surgeon. She graduated from Barnard College, where she studied political science at Columbia University, and received a Juris Doctor from New York Law School in June 1990.

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Career

Occupation: business executive.8 9

Rose has worked for law firms in both the US and UK.

Rose joined Disney in 1995. From 2001 she was managing director of Walt Disney International, UK and Ireland, later becoming the Europe head of Disney Interactive (WDIG EMEA) from February 2007.

Rose worked as the head of Digital Entertainment (Television) at Virgin Media from November 2009. At Virgin TV she oversaw Virgin TV Anywhere in September 2012.

She was a Director at Vodafone UK until March 2016. She was employed at Vodafone UK to develop a pay-TV service and helped launch Vodafone Connect in October 2015, a bundled broadband service. She oversaw expansion of the UK estate of stores from 350 to over 500.

Rose was appointed Chief Executive of Microsoft UK in July 2016, taking up the position on 1 November 2016. In October 2020 Rose was appointed President of Microsoft Western Europe.

In July 2025, Rose was appointed chief executive of WPP, a role she assumed on September 1, 2025.

She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours in recognition of her services to UK Technology.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cindy Rose (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornAug 18, 1965, Buffalo9 10
  • CitizenshipUnited States, United Kingdom7 11

Rose is married, with four children. She lives in Richmond-Upon-Thames, London. She holds British and American nationality.

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Awards

  • Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire12

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    Wikidata and SEC EDGARWPP plc, Chief executive officer
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