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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

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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 founded 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

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  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.