Saudi businesswoman opens WPP account

Non-executive director Lubna Olayan has opened her account in the advertising and marketing giant WPP.

The Saudi businesswoman took 10,000 shares 738.5p a pop, paying a total of £73,850.

Olayan, the daughter of entrepreneur Sulaiman Olayan, has been with WPP since 2005.

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In an update last week, WPP, the world's biggest company of its kind, said it saw a sharp rise in revenues in the first four months of 2011.

The US continues to see strong growth and the UK is doing well in spite of the economic pressures, according to the company.

"The world continues to move at very different speeds, with revenues in the BRICs countries up over 17% in the first four months, and the Next 11 up almost 14%, showing the strongest growth, followed by the United States and the United Kingdom," the company said.

"In Western Continental Europe, France, Spain and Belgium remain the most challenging, with Japan the only market in Asia not showing growth."

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