The Clio Awards to Honour BBDO’s David Lubars with Lifetime Achievement Award

The Clio Awards today announced David Lubars, chief creative officer, BBDO Worldwide and chairman of BBDO North America, as the 2017 Clio Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Lubars will receive his honour at the 58th annual Clio Awards set for September 27th at The Tent at Lincoln Center in New York City.

"David Lubars is a creative genius," said Clio President Nicole Purcell. "His drive is unmatched, and that reflects in his hard-working teams across the globe that consistently produce forward-thinking creative work. We are honoured to be recognising a career’s worth of accomplishments, and look forward to seeing what the next years bring."

The winner of more than 150 Clio Awards, Lubars will be recognised for his achievements during a continued 13-year tenure as BBDO's creative lead. Under his direction, BBDO has been named Agency of the Year more than 15 times by various industry publications. Recently, Lubars was named one of the top 10 creative directors of all time in a story published on the Forbes CMO Network.