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Exhibit 99.5
CONSENT OF PERSONS NAMED TO BECOME DIRECTORS
Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form F-4, and to the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus which forms a part thereof (together, the
"Registration Statement"), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission by WPP Group plc in connection with the merger of a wholly-owned
subsidiary of WPP Group plc with and into Young & Rubicam, Inc. In accordance
with Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned hereby consents
to being named in the Registration Statement, and any subsequent amendments
thereto, as a person about to become a director of WPP, and to the filing of
this consent as an exhibit to such Registration Statement.
Signed: /s/ Alan D. Schwartz
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Name: Alan D. Schwartz
Date:
