Preston Rabl

Preston Martin Charles Rabl (born January 1949) is a British investment banker, stockbroker and co-founder of WPP with Martin Sorrell.

Life

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 founder 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.[9] Together, they had issue:

  1. Francesca Sara Rabl (b. 1984)
  2. Sophia Rose Rabl (b. 1986)
  3. Georgina Moira Rabl (b. 1988)

References
  1. Rothenberg, Randall (1989-07-02). "Brits buy up the ad business". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. Hill, Andrew (2015-03-13). "The networker: Martin Sorrell of WPP". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. "Stewart and Rabl join board of ad platform AdInMo". Daily Business. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  4. Spanier, Gideon. "City People: the feuds, the faces and the farcical". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  5. "From Kent to Manhattan: how the incredible WPP story started". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  6. Rothenberg, Randall (1989-07-02). "BRITS BUY UP THE AD BUSINESS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  7. Adweek. A/S/M Communications. 1986.
  8. Goldman, Kevin (2018-12-04). 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.


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