17172: Roserrection Preview Pending.

Mediapsssst reported incoming WPP CEO Cindy Rose delivered a pre-Labor Day gift of sorts, addressing White holding company employees via video, promising to share a turnaround plan at a town hall meeting slated for September 4, 2025.

 

Rose declared she would not “sugarcoat” the bullshit—er, challenges—ahead; however, she admitted “hard work” would be required for the Roserrection.

 

Tough to imagine Rose will present a detailed action scheme at the upcoming confab, as earlier reports indicated her first effort would involve a “strategic review” of the global dumpster fire.

 

But it’s a safe bet the analysis will ultimately lead to layoffs. The “hard work” will be hard on workers destined for dismissal.

 

Don’t expect to hear anything about DEIBA+ either—except maybe that Rose’s rise symbolizes performative progress for White women.

 

Indeed, equality and justice have been abandoned by the company that once boasted its worldwide drones “represent perhaps the most diverse example of diversity of any single organisation.”

 

In this area, there is always abundant sugarcoating and whitewashing.

 

WPP’s Rose To Unveil Company Turnaround Plan At Town Hall Meeting

 

By Richard Whitman

 

Incoming WPP CEO Cindy Rose told employees in a video this week that the company would convene a “Town Hall” meeting on Sept. 4 where she will layout the company’s road to recovery. 

 

Rose was appointed CEO in July and she takes office on Sept. 1. But she’s well aware of the company’s problems, having served on WPP’s board of directors since 2019. 

 

In the video Rose praised WPP’s staff and the work they’ve done to date but said she would not “sugar coat” the challenges that lay ahead and the “hard work” it will take to get the company back on track. 

 

The firm said in July that it expects a full-year organic revenue decline of between 3% and 5%. That’s a downgrade from the outlook provided earlier this year when the firm believed it would be flat at best or possibly 2% down at worst.  

 

The video was reported by UK news outlets. WPP officials declined to comment.