Exhibit 4.25

                                  CORDIANT PLC

          (Incorporated in England & Wales with Registered No 1320869)

                     83/89 Whitfield Street, London W1A 4XA


Mr Dudley Fishburn
The Old Rectory
Englefield, Theale
Reading
Berkshire RG7 5EP


                                                            17 September 1997
Dear Dudley


Appointment to the Board of Directors of Cordiant plc (Company No.  1320869) (to
be known as Cordiant Communications Group plc) ("the Company")


On behalf of the Board,  I have set out below the terms that we have  agreed for
your appointment as non-executive director of the Company.


1       Appointment

        You were appointed to the Board on 3 September 1997 in  anticipation  of
        the  Demerger  and the Board is  pleased  to  confirm  the terms of your
        appointment as a  non-executive  director with effect from Completion as
        defined in a Demerger  Agreement entered into by the Company,  Saatchi &
        Saatchi  plc,  Saatchi &  Saatchi  Holdings  Limited  and  Zenith  Media
        Holdings  Limited.  Subject to  ratification by shareholders at the next
        Annual General  Meeting of the Company and to the Company's  Articles of
        Association,  your  appointment  will be for an initial  fixed period of
        three years from Completion.  The Board may, in its absolute discretion,
        renew your  appointment  for a further  fixed period of three years (the
        "Renewal Period") from the expiry of the initial fixed period.

2       Duties

2.1     You  will,  of  course,  be  subject  to the  normal  legal  duties  and
        responsibilities of a director.

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2.2     As an independent  director,  we expect you to bring  objectivity to our
        discussions,  and to help the Board to provide  the  Company  with sound
        leadership,  as well as ensuring high standards of corporate  governance
        and financial probity and the effectiveness of the management team.

2.3     You  are  expected  to  attend  each  meeting  of the  Board  and of any
        committees to which you are appointed,  the Annual  General  Meeting and
        any Extraordinary General Meetings of the Company.

2.4     Appropriate office and secretarial  facilities will be made available to
        you on seven days notice made to the Company Secretary.

2.5     You will also serve as Chairman of our  Remuneration  Committee and as a
        member of the Audit  Committee.  The  Remuneration  Committee  generally
        meets 6 times each year,  whilst the Audit Committee  generally meets at
        least twice each year, usually in March and August.

2.6     You will be  provided  with  reports on a monthly  basis  outlining  the
        current  performance  of the  Company  and you are  welcome  to  request
        further  information  about any part of the Group or to visit any of the
        Group's operations at any time.

2.7     You will be  expected  to attend  certain  functions  during the year at
        which many of the Company's management will be present.

2.8     During  your  appointment  you will comply  with the  Company's  Code of
        Conduct which  incorporates the Stock Exchange Model Code for Securities
        Transactions by Directors of Public Companies.

3       Powers

        A schedule  of the  authorities  and powers  specifically  vested in the
        Board  and its  various  committees,  and the  authorities  that we have
        delegated to the managing  director and his colleagues,  will be sent to
        you separately by the Company Secretary.

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4       Fees

4.1     For your duties as a non-executive director, the Company will pay you an
        annual  director's  fee  of(pound)20,000  (or such  other  fee as may be
        determined in accordance with the Company's  Articles of Association) in
        equal quarterly  instalments in arrears (subject to deduction of tax and
        national insurance contributions).

4.2     The Company will pay you allowances in connection  with your duties as a
        non-executive  director  in the  amounts  set out below  (or such  other
        amount(s)  as may from  time to time be  determined  by the  Company  in
        general meeting),  in each case exclusive of value added tax but subject
        to   deduction  of  tax  and  national   insurance   contributions   (if
        applicable):

4.2.1   (pound)600  for each  meeting  of the  directors  of the  Company or any
        committee thereof which you attend in person;

4.2.2   (pound)500  for each  meeting  of the  directors  of the  Company or any
        committee thereof which you attend by telephone; and

4.2.3   (pound)250  per  calendar  quarter  for you  acting as  Chairman  of any
        committee of the directors of the Company.

4.3     You will not be entitled to participate  in any Company share,  bonus or
        pension  schemes or other benefit in kind  arrangements  of the Company.
        Tbe Company does,  however,  currently maintain indemnity  insurance for
        its  directors,   details  of  which  are  available  from  the  Company
        Secretary.

5       Expenses

5.1     The Company will  reimburse you in full for all reasonable out of pocket
        expenses which you may properly  incur in the course of performing  your
        duties as a  non-executive  director in  accordance  with the  Company's
        normal procedures.

5.2     You may, with the approval of the Board,  be  reimbursed  for your legal
        costs  in  seeking   separate   independent   legal  advice  about  your
        responsibilities as a director

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        of the Company, should circumstances arise in which it becomes necessary
        for you to do so.

6       Review


        The Board will  review  your  contribution  and  effectiveness  with you
        annually.

7       Termination

7.1     Your  appointment will at all times be terminable by your resignation or
        your removal from office under the Articles of Association.  If you wish
        to resign,  you  should  give the  Company  one  month's  notice of your
        intention  to  do  so to  enable  a  replacement  to  be  appointed  and
        announcements to be made.

7.2     Your appointment will terminate automatically upon:

7.2.1   the expiry of the initial fixed period,  unless  renewed,  in which case
        the expiry of the Renewal Period;

7.2.2   your vacating  office under Article 103 of the Articles of  Association;
        or

7.2.3   your being  removed  from  office as a director by any  resolution  duly
        proposed and passed by the members of the Company.

7.3     On termination of your appointment, for whatever reason, you will not be
        entitled to any compensation for loss of office.

8       Disclosure of Interests

        I would be grateful if you could write to the Company  Secretary as soon
        as possible to disclose your interests. You should set out in full those
        interests of both  yourself and your family of which you and the Company
        will need to be aware in order to avoid any conflict of interests and in
        order  to  comply  with  the  statutory  requirements.  If you  have any
        questions  regarding  this  disclosure,  please  speak  to  the  Company
        Secretary. The Company Secretary will also arrange for


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        you to sign  Form  288a on which  the  Registrar  of  Companies  must be
        notified of your appointment.  On that form you will also be required to
        list all other directorships of companies  incorporated in Great Britain
        that you hold or have held within the last 5 years.

Please confirm your agreement to these terms by signing the enclosed copy letter
and returning it to me. I look forward to seeing you at our next Board Meeting.


Yours sincerely




/s/ [illegible]
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Chairman

For and on behalf of Cordiant plc


I agree to the terms and conditions set out above relating to my appointment as
a non-executive director of the Company.

/s/ Dudley Fishburn                              17.ix.97
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Dudley Fishburn                                  Date


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                          CORDIANT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP











19 January 2001

Mr Dudley Fishburn
7 Gayfere Street
LONDON
SW1P 3HN

Dear Dudley,

Re-appointment to the Board of Directors of Cordiant Communications Group plc
("the Company")

Pursuant to the minutes of a meeting of the Directors on 5 December 2000, I am
pleased to confirm your re-appointment to the Board of Directors of the Company.
Subject to ratification by shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting of
the Company, your appointment will be for a further fixed period of three years
with effect from 15 December 2000 (the "Renewal Period").

All other terms of your appointment remain as per the appointment letter dated
17 September 1997.

Please confirm your agreement to the terms of your re-appointment by signing and
returning the enclosed copy letter.

Kind regards.

Yours sincerely,
For and on behalf of Cordiant Communications Group plc




/s/Denise Williams
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Denise Williams
Secretary


I agree to the terms and conditions set out above relating to my re-appointment
as a non-executive director of the Company.




/s/Dudley Fishburn
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                        Cordiant Communications Group plc
     121-141 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 6JR, England Tel: 020 7262 4343
                               Fax: 020 7706 4327
                       Registered Number 1320869 England