EX-23.1 2 d606560dex231.htm EX-23.1 EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-108149 and 333-185886 of WPP plc on Form S-8 of our report dated June 27, 2017 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the J. Walter Thompson Company Profit Sharing and Matched Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ Bencivenga Ward & Company, CPA’s, P.C.

Valhalla, New York

June 27, 2017