LeeSunter

Lee Sunter is the Executive Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand.

In 2021 he was ranked No1 Creative Director in Asia Pacific and 17th in the world, at the One Club for Creativity.

Over the years, his work has won Best in Shows, Grand Prixs, Pencils, Golds and Effectiveness awards around the world.

He has also led some of Australia and New Zealand’s biggest brands – Toyota, Visit Victoria, Mars, Pepperstone & Heineken. And this year brought back one of the world’s biggest brands – 1980’s John McEnroe.

Recently he creatively led the launch of The Royal Australian Mint’s Donation Dollar - the world’s first legal tender currency designed to be given not spent.

In 2021 it made the Fast Company ‘World Changing Idea’ list and went on to become the most globally awarded campaign of the year.

In the same year he helped take Saatchi Australia from nowhere to ranking in the world’s top ten most awarded agencies.

Lee has now made the move across the Tasman to creatively lead Saatchi New Zealand, with an ambition to do the same.

Creating an environment for people to be themselves, and produce and craft brilliant ideas, are the reasons he frequently turns up for work.

Free biscuits are another.

Outside of work and the free biscuits, he loves to love his powerhouse wife Katie, 3 young kids and dog - Donald.