WPP's Muir joins 10 Downing Street

by Francesca Fisher Campaign 04-Mar-08, 10:00

LONDON - David Muir, WPP stalwart and chief executive of its Channel division, is quitting the holding company for a job at 10 Downing Street.

Muir, who joined Ogilvy as a graduate trainee in 1992, is taking up the role of director of political strategy for Gordon Brown’s government. He will work closely with Stephen Carter, another WPP alumnus, who took up the role of chief of strategy and principal adviser to the Prime Minister in January.

Muir, 37, rose up the ranks at Ogilvy & Mather before replacing Mandy Pooler as chief executive of The Channel in the beginning of 2005.An announcement from 10 Downing Street is expected this morning. Muir was unavailable for comment.

Comments

Rory Sutherland - 04/03/2008

He'll be back in 2010.

Archie Strang - 04/03/2008

Good story, but does Number 10 really need another highly paid policy wonk?

Stuart Gill - 04/03/2008

'Muir was unavailable for comment.' Ironic?

Alastair Duncan - 04/03/2008

At least he is Scottish

Jeremy Lee - 04/03/2008

Yes - we need more Scots in the Westminster Government as they are desperately underrepresented.

Andrew McCormick - 04/03/2008

I agree Jeremy. I'm glad you're open-minded on this.

Jeremy Lee - 04/03/2008

My open-mindedness wore off as soon as nothing was done about West Lothian question. Perhaps he's been brought in to renegotiate this and the Barnett formula? Hope springs eternal