WPP Investor Day Presentation Deck
2 FUNCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND SHARED SERVICES:
£250 MILLION OPPORTUNITY
CURRENT COST
OF FINANCE
c. 4%
OF REVENUE LESS
PASS-THROUGH COSTS
MODEL TODAY
Dispersed, siloed and unbalanced
functions in Finance, HR, IT and legal
c. 8,000 Finance employees
> 3,000 business units in c. 100
countries, > 300 financial systems
Non-standardised ways of working
• Very detailed reporting requirements
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FUTURE MODEL
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• End-to-end process simplification and
standardisation
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Single, federated approach to global
business functions
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Automation, shared services at scale
Streamlined reporting and control
framework
Data-driven insights for improved
decision-making - leading not lagging
indicators
• Agencies empowered to focus on
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winning and delivering client business
Improved talent mobility
WPP
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