Paul Richardson

aged 54, Non-Executive Director

Paul Richardson became Group Finance Director of WPP Group plc in December 1996 after four years with the Company as Director of Treasury. He is responsible for the Group's worldwide finance function, including external reporting, taxation, procurement, property, treasury and internal audit. Previously he spent six years with the central team of Hanson plc financing major acquisitions and disposals. He is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.