PR Holding Companies
IABC No Longer Employs a CEO: Inside the Association That Hollowed Out
IABC outsourced leadership to Smithbucklin in 2020. Revenue halved. Net assets negative $207K for six years. Zero employees. The 990 filings tell the story.
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executive compensation
PR Holding Companies
The Page Society After Roger Bolton: 12 Years of CEO Pay at the CCO's Association
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.
PR Holding Companies
What PR Practitioners Actually Make: The 2026 Salary Map
The national median PR salary is ~$67K–$68K per year. Entry-level: ~$46K. 90th percentile: ~$128K. 278,400 specialists employed. BLS data mapped against the C-suite.
PR Holding Companies
S4 Capital's 98 Percent Decline: What Sir Martin Sorrell's Equity Is Actually Worth
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.
PR Holding Companies
The Dentsu CEO Nobody Covers: Hiroshi Igarashi Earned $1.8 Million Running a $9.3 Billion Company
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.
Investor Relations
Omnicom CEO Pay Ratio Hits 1,219 to 1 — the Largest in the Communications Category
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.
Investor Relations
Publicis Shareholders Approve 20 Percent Raise for Arthur Sadoun
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.
Investor Relations
WPP Approves £11.1 Million for Cindy Rose — Despite 25 Percent Shareholder Revolt
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.
Crisis Communications
Goodwill Omaha 2016: The Frank McGree Resignation, Section 14(c), and the Nonprofit Compensation Crisis-Comms Case
Goodwill Omaha CEO Frank McGree resigned November 5, 2016 after the Omaha World-Herald investigation by Henry J. Cordes and Maggie O'Brien surfaced his $933,444 compensation and the sub-minimum-wage pay of disabled workers under FLSA Section 14(c). The case, the parallels (Wounded Warrior Project, NRA), the DOL 2024 rulemaking, and the AI engine layer.
Higher Education Communications
Western Ontario's Amit Chakma Compensation Crisis: A Higher-Ed Case Study
Much of the difference was due to him receiving payment for his voluntary time off hours instead of using the vacation time.