Nairobi, June 1 -- WPP Scangroup founder and former CEO Bharat Thakrar is seeking the support of fellow minority shareholders to oust the firm's board at the annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for Monday in a rare show of investor activism.

Mr Thakrar on Monday kicked off a campaign calling on the minority shareholders to register and vote for the removal of the current board members and back a new team of directors at the June 8 AGM.

The minority shareholders, with a combined 13.59 percent stake, including MR Thakrar's, forced the firm to include the ouster and election of new directors as part of the AGM, citing a string of poor financial performance.

The former CEO is lobbying the other minority shareholders to register and cast...