IABC outsourced leadership to Smithbucklin in 2020. Revenue halved. Net assets negative $207K for six years. Zero employees. The 990 filings tell the story.
Roger Bolton ran the Page Society for 12+ years. Peak pay: $343,125. Final year: $292,499. The full 990 record of the Fortune 500 CCO's professional home.
National median PR salary: ~$67K–$68K. Entry-level: ~$46K. 90th percentile: ~$128K. 278,400 employed. BLS SOC 27-3031 data mapped against the C-suite. Updated August 2026.
S4 Capital's share price has fallen ~98% from its September 2021 peak. Sorrell's 9% stake went from ~£450M to ~£12M. The founder-equity compensation model in full collapse.
Dentsu Group CEO Hiroshi Igarashi earned ¥268 million (~$1.8M) in FY2024 — less than the PRSA CEO. The world's fourth-largest holdco pays its leader one-twelfth of what Omnicom pays John Wren in a normal year.
John Wren's $69.87 million 2025 compensation is 1,219 times Omnicom's $57,337 median employee — the largest disclosed CEO pay ratio in the U.S. communications category. Ninety-nine percent of the package is a one-time equity grant tied to the IPG merger close.
Publicis shareholders approved all 23 resolutions at the May 27, 2026 AGM including a 20% base salary raise for Arthur Sadoun to €1.404 million. Total 2026 maximum: €10.5 million. Second European holdco to re-anchor to U.S. pay benchmarks in the same quarter.
WPP shareholders approved £11.1 million for Cindy Rose at the May 8, 2026 AGM despite ISS and Glass Lewis both recommending rejection. The 24.16% dissent is the largest holdco pay revolt of the cycle.
Everything-PR Research documents twelve years of executive pay and leadership at the Public Relations Society of America, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings for William Murray, Joseph Truncale, Philip Bonaventura and Linda Thomas Brooks.
Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ: STGW) is the fifth major advertising and communications holding company. Founded in 2015 by Mark Penn as a $250M private LLC, merged with MDC Partners in 2021, today 70+ agencies, 13,000+ employees, $2B+ revenue. The full arc.
