The Watford-headquartered firm posted an 8.5% rise in revenue to 1.36 billion pounds ($1.66 billion) for the three months ended September 30, above analysts' average expectations of 1.34 billion pounds.

The firm also named former finance boss of ad group WPP John Rogers as its new chief financial officer, replacing Anne-Françoise Nesmes effective first quarter of 2024.

($1 = 0.8214 pounds)

(Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)