Industry Brand Consultancy Website www.lpk.com | Number of employees 350 Worldwide (2014) Founded 1983 | |
Key people Jerry Kathman, Chief Executive Officer; Nathan Hendricks, Chief Creative Officer; John Recker, Global Development Officer; Phil Best, Chief Organizational Officer; Dennis Geiger, Chief Financial Officer Products Brand Design, Strategy and Innovation Profiles | ||
LPK (formerly known as Libby, Perszyk, Kathman Inc.) is a global brand design agency headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with offices in Cincinnati, Geneva, Guangzhou, London and Singapore. The company is the largest employee-owned brand design agency in the world.
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History
LPK’s origins trace back to 1919, when Cliff Schaten started an art studio called C.H. Schaten Studios upon his return to Cincinnati after World War One. In 1959, seven of its employees purchased the company, renaming it Studio Art Associates. During the 1960s and 1970s, the company, which had been renamed Cato Johnson, opened offices in London, Brussels, Geneva, Paris, New York and Toronto. In 1975, Cato Johnson was acquired by advertising firm Young & Rubicam (Y&R), which continued to expand with locations in San Francisco, Hong Kong, São Paulo and Mexico City. In 1983, five Y&R employees—Mort Libby, Ray Perszyk, Jerry Kathman, Howard McIlvain and Jim Gabel—organized a leveraged buyout of the Cincinnati office and renamed the firm Libby, Perszyk, Kathman.[3]
Leadership
Executive leadership includes Chief Executive Officer Jerry Kathman,[6] Chief Creative Officer Nathan Hendricks, Global Development Officer John Recker, Chief Organizational Officer Phil Best and Chief Financial Officer Dennis Geiger.
Clients
Clients include Bayer, Coleman, Expedia, US Bank, P&G, Kellogg’s, Mondelẽz, SUNY and others.
Awards
Red Dot Award 2013: Coleman Adjustable Comfort Sleeping Bag[10]
Global ACE Awards 2014: Sealed Air
Pentaward 2011: Maker’s 46