WPP responds to GroupM office raid, detained executive terminated

WPP has responded to reports that its Shanghai office was raided by police over the weekend.

According to Campaign Asia, Chinese Public Security Police raided the media investment company’s office just weeks after some ex-employees were detained. It’s reported that the employees – former GroupM China head of data centre, Yao Lan, former GroupM China general manager, Diana Hong and China chief investment officer, Rycan Di (who is reportedly still with the company) – were questioned before and at the raid.