He is a UK-born person in a Jewish family. He runs the world’s largest communication network WPP Plc, operating in 107 countries with a revenue of 9.3 billion pounds. His network has taken over JWT, O&M, Young and Rubicam and Grey Worldwide under its fold. He also owns media buying agencies such as Mindshare, Maxus, Mediaedge and Mediacom. He also owns several PR agencies, digital promotion companies and branding agencies. In India, WPP accounts for 40 per cent of the total revenue generated by the ad industry.