LePub New York names Shannon Nunn CEO

Under Nunn’s leadership, the agency plans to accelerate its growth in the U.S. market. He will focus on scaling its creative model, helping brands build cultural relevance through ideas designed to reach audiences and support long-term brand growth.

LePub New York has appointed Shannon Nunn as CEO, effective November 17. Based in New York City, he will lead the agency’s U.S. operations, overseeing growth across clients, talent and business performance. He will report to Susie Nam, CEO of Publicis Creative U.S., and Bruno Bertelli, Global CEO and CCO of LePub Worldwide.

The appointment comes as LePub builds on its international creative recognition. Over the past 12 months, LePub Milan was named Agency of the Year at Cannes Lions, where the network won 34 Lions, including two Grand Prix. The network also received awards at The One Show, the Clio Awards, D&AD, LIA, Golden Drum and Eurobest, and ranked first in the WARC Creative 100.

LePub New York expands its U.S. business

LePub New York has recorded 40 percent year-on-year growth and added Maille to its client roster, which includes Heineken, Dos Equis and Barilla. The agency also won a Cannes Lion for its Least Most Interesting Man campaign for Dos Equis.

LePub strengthens its creative leadership team

Nunn will work alongside Jim Curtis, Chief Creative Officer; Katie Coane, Head of Strategy; and Lorna Ruane, Global Head of Data & Culture Lab. The leadership team brings together creative, strategic, data and cultural expertise to develop work that connects brands with audiences and supports sustained business performance.

The agency’s approach integrates data, culture and technology to build brand platforms that deliver cultural relevance and long-term value.

LePub executives highlight growth ambitions

Susie Nam, CEO, Publicis Creative U.S.: "Shannon is a builder: he’s helped grow agencies and build culturally defining work. LePub NY has remarkable momentum – and this leadership team is poised to deliver breakthrough work for what clients need today."

Bruno Bertelli, Global CEO and CCO, LePub Worldwide: "At LePub, we believe the most successful brands never separate creative ambition from business ambition, and Shannon understands this instinctively. He knows how to grow a business while protecting the creative ambition, culture, and top-tier talent that make an agency special. His leadership will ensure LePub New York keeps delivering culturally resonant, commercially transformative work that defines our pursuit of creative excellence."

Shannon Nunn, CEO, LePub New York: "LePub is one of the most exciting stories in our industry right now. What drew me to it is the ambition to build something different: an agency that puts creativity and culture at the center, with the data, technology and scale of Publicis behind it. There’s already an incredible team and real momentum. I’m excited to build on that with Jim, Katie, Lorna and the broader agency, and help make LePub a force in the U.S."

Nunn brings agency and brand-side experience

Nunn joins LePub from Special, where he most recently served as President of the agency’s New York office. His experience spans agency leadership, brand strategy and customer insights, with a track record of growing creative businesses, managing large agency operations and working with global brands.

Before joining Special, he held senior leadership positions at TBWA\Chiat\Day New York and worked in brand strategy and customer insights on the client side. His background combines commercial, operational and marketing expertise.

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