Preston Rabl

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Preston Martin Charles Rabl (born January 1949) is a British investment banker, stockbroker and co-founder, with Martin Sorrell, of WPP, the world's largest advertising company.

Life

Rabl began his career as an investment banker, then stockbroker, in the City of London. [1] Rabl has been a friend and business partner of Martin Sorrell. [2] [1] Together, they founder the advertising and public relations company WPP in 1971. [3] [4] Rabl is a major investor in advertising, technology and investment companies. [5] [6] Rabl has also been a partner of Charles and Maurice Saatchi. [7] [8]

In 1983 Rabl married Sara Gillian Kirkpatrick, and they have three children. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Rothenberg, Randall (2 July 1989). "Brits buy up the ad business". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Hill, Andrew (13 March 2015). "The networker: Martin Sorrell of WPP". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Stewart and Rabl join board of ad platform AdInMo". Daily Business. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Spanier, Gideon. "City People: the feuds, the faces and the farcical". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "From Kent to Manhattan: how the incredible WPP story started". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Rothenberg, Randall (2 July 1989). "BRITS BUY UP THE AD BUSINESS". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Adweek. A/S/M Communications. 1986.
  8. ↑ Goldman, Kevin (4 December 2018). Conflicting Accounts: The Creation and Crash of the Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising Empire. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   978-1-4391-4514-2.
  9. ↑ Montague-Smith, Patrick W. (2003). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Peerage Limited. ISBN   978-0-333-66093-5.


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