David Lubars
Former Chief Creative Officer | BBDO Worldwide
About
David Lubars, the former Chief Creative Officer of BBDO Worldwide, has crafted some of the most iconic campaigns in advertising history, including Snickers’ ‘You’re Not You When You’re Hungry’, ‘HBO Voyeur’, and the groundbreaking ‘BMW Films’.
Lubars created great work at Chiat/Day Los Angeles, Leonard Monahan Lubars, BBDO West and Fallon Worldwide. In 2004, David returned to BBDO, where he remained at the helm for 20 years.
Under Lubars’s leadership, BBDO achieved unprecedented success, including being named Network of the Year at Cannes Lions seven times, leading it to win Network of the Decade in 2020. Throughout his career, he has earnt over 600 Lions, 700 One Show Pencils and seven Emmy Awards. David was named one of the top 10 creative directors of all time by Forbes, and his contributions to the industry have been recognised with inductions into The One Club Creative Hall of Fame, the AAF Advertising Hall of Fame and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Clios.
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