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# WPP Merges JWT and Wunderman to Create Agency with 20,000 Employees
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/wpp-to-merge-jwt-and-wunderman/
- Published: 2018-11-26T17:06:20.000Z
- Updated: 2018-11-27T19:05:47.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Agency, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:49

**WPP is merging two of its biggest agencies** — J. Walter Thompson and Wunderman — to form Wunderman Thompson and **Mel Edwards**, pictured above, who recently succeeded **Mark Read** as global CEO at Wunderman, will lead the new entity. **Tamara Ingram**, who has been global CEO of JWT, will serve as chairman. Wunderman has an office in Washington, D.C.

“According to the company, the new organization will be positioned as a provider of “end-to-end solutions – through creative, data, commerce, consulting and technology services – at a global scale.” The entity will have a staff of more than 20,000 people in 90 markets and will fully operational in early 2019,” stated a MediaPost post.

More [here](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/325064/edwards-succeeds-read-as-wunderman-global-ceo.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).