PRESS RELEASE: Mike Lewis Joins Grey Atlanta as Creative Director

An Innovator in Emerging Media and Integrated Marketing NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Sam Hosokawa, Managing Director of Grey Atlanta, today announced that Mike Lewis is joining Grey as Creative Director, effective immediately. His appointment completes the new management line-up announced in May that includes Brad Fogel as President of Grey West and Grey Atlanta and Sam Hosokawa as Managing Director of Grey Atlanta. A fifteen-year industry veteran, Mike Lewis partnered at OWNP and Plan C a content and production company in San Francisco. In addition, he spent ten years working with EA sports, the world leader in video games. An advertising art director by trade, Lewis brings deep experience across many consumer categories with an emphasis on youth-focused brands including Adidas, Levi's, Xbox and EA Sports. "Mike has a proven track record for creating powerful, provocative integrated campaigns spanning every platform, from traditional advertising to digital media," Sam Hosokawa said. "His passion for popular culture and new media thinking combined with his dedication to client success will accelerate our momentum." During his career, Lewis also has contributed his creativity to such premier clients as Microsoft, Russell Athletic, Open Table, Windows Mobile, Rush Energy Drink and Teva. About Grey Grey Atlanta is part of Grey, the advertising network of Grey Group. Grey Group ranks among the largest global communications companies. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY). Grey "Famously Effective Since 1917" serves a blue-chip client roster of many of the world's best-known companies: Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, Diageo, Darden Restaurants Pfizer, Canon, Eli Lilly, ETrade, NFL, Boehringer Ingelheim, J.M. Smucker and T.J. Maxx. FAST COMPANY named Grey to "The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies" list in 2010. (www.grey.com) SOURCE Grey /CONTACT: Owen Dougherty, +1-212-546-2551, odougherty@grey.com /Web site: http://www.grey.com Order free Annual Report for WPP Group plc, ADR Visit http://djnewswires.ar.wilink.com/?link=WPPGY or call 1-888-301-0513 Order free Annual Report for WPP Group PLC Visit http://djnweurope.ar.wilink.com/?ticker=JE00B3DMTY01 or call +44 (0)208 391 6028 (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 13, 2010 14:50 ET (18:50 GMT)