Lester joins Zambezi

Los Angeles-based independent creative agency Zambezi has hired Gavin Lester as its first chief creative officer and equity partner. Over his 20-year career, Lester has worked on high-profile campaigns regionally, nationally and globally for Sprint, Levi’s, Lexus, Sony, Netflix and Google among others. He has spent time across London, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, for agencies such as 180LA, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, BBH London and NYC. He has won some of advertising’s top awards including Cannes Gold Lions, Andys, Addys, D&AD and Clios. Lester comes to Zambezi following a long spell of freelance work at 72andSunny and was previously also EVP/ECD at Deutsch LA.