By Gideon Spanier
WPP is to quit its London headquarters in Farm Street after more than 30 years as it seeks “a more modern and attractive office”.
WPP’s decision to stop leasing the mews house in a side street in Mayfair, one of the swishest districts in London, marks a decisive break with the Sir Martin Sorrell era, following his abrupt exit as chief executive in April.
Sorrell took control of the address at 27 Farm Street, which had previously been J Walter Thompson’s European headquarters, following his acquisition of the agency in 1987 – a year after he became chief executive of WPP and two years after his reverse takeover of Wire & Plastic Products in Kent.
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