Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 2, 2000

Andrew Hall – Wpp Group Plc (wppgy)

ANDREW HALL has been Chief Executive of Eliza Tinsley Group Plc since January 1994 and joined the Group from Elswick Plc where he was Managing Director of the Engineering Division, with plants in the UK and North America, manufacturing and distributing Agricultural and Industrial mowing equipment worldwide. Prior to that he worked in financial roles for Redland Brick and TRW in their Automotive Division, whom he joined from Ernst and Young. A graduate of Bristol University (in Mathematics and Education) he trained and qualified as a teacher before moving into the business world, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst and Young in Birmingham UK. Mr Hall is married with two young daughters. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of WPP Group plc.

Mr. Hall: WPP was founded in 1985 and it's one of the leading

advertising and marketing services companies in the world. The company

has grown