Sir Martin Sorrell’s £20m windfall angers WPP investors

World’s biggest ad agency boss faces backlash after stepping down

Sir Martin Sorrell
(Image credit: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images)

Investors in the world’s biggest advertising firm, WPP, are “furious” that former boss Sir Martin Sorrell has received a £20m handshake from the company as he steps down under a cloud.

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