LPK Establishes London Office; Significant Growth in European Business Strengthens Company Position LPK expands European client base including BayerAG and EA (Electronic Arts).
		December 7, 2007–LPK, an international design agency, announces the establishment of a London office to better serve its growing European client base. With the addition of the London office, LPK now employs more than 50 employees in three offices in Europe (London, England; Geneva; Switzerland, and Frankfurt, Germany) and Asia (Guangzhou, China), all continuing to provide a strong contribution to overall sales. Projected sales for 2007 are $ 55 million. “We’ve doubled the size of our company in the last four years, hired over 200 employees and have opened four international offices,” noted Jerry Kathman, president and CEO of LPK. “During this period, the totality of our offices have worked on over 120 different brands, extending across nine brand-building competencies,” said John Recker, executive vice president, director of brand strategy and director of European operations. In 2008, LPK expects continued growth in Asia. Earlier this year, LPK was selected as one of thirty-five “Winning Workplaces” by The Wall Street Journal and was named one of “America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies” by Inc. Magazine. Locally, LPK’s Brand Innovation Center, a 21,000-square-foot facility at 22 Garfield Place, an extension of LPK’s U.S. headquarters at 19 Garfield Place, is fully operational, hosting interactive, creative sessions to help define and develop the innovation pipeline with LPK creative teams and clients from around the globe. LPK’s Cincinnati campus surrounds Piatt Park with over 136,000 square feet of office space within three buildings on Garfield Place. Underscoring the agency’s dedication and commitment to supporting the community, in 2007, LPK provided strategic design consultation to non-profit organizations such as The Taft Museum of Art, STOP AIDS, The Cincinnati Art Museum and The United Way, among others.
		About LPK LPK is an international design agency where remarkable people Build Leadership Brands. By integrating strategy, design and innovation, LPK leverages relevant consumer, shopper and market insights to create value, sustain leadership and transform businesses. The agency’s portfolio of category-leading brands and long-term client relationships attracts some of the best and brightest creative minds in the world. LPK’s combination of strategic skills, creative disciplines and cross-cultural perspectives results in brand-building innovation across media, geography and time. With a presence in North America, Europe and Asia, LPK is the world’s largest employee-owned brand design agency. LPK has developed and managed brand design franchises for some of the world’s most successful businesses, including Gillette, Pampers, Olay, 3M, Jim Beam, IBM, Hershey, Coleman, U.S. Bank, AT&T, Kellogg, Novartis, Samsung, PepsiCo, and Kraft Foods. LPK’s independent spirit champions a vibrant creative culture, recognized by The Wall Street Journal as a “Winning Workplace” and described by HOW Magazine as “one of the largest and most influential branding agencies on the planet.” Contact: www.lpk.com.