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Kristian Manchester

Kristian Manchester

Kristian Manchester

Global Chief Creative Officer

Sid Lee

Speaking at

Tuesday 18 June, 16:00 - 16:30

Aspirational Intelligence

Biography

Kristian Manchester is the Global Chief Creative Officer and a partner at Sid Lee. His work in advertising has won major international awards from One Show Pencils, Cannes Lions and Marketing Awards.

He always puts his creativity to good use, seamlessly merging branding with culture. A multidisciplinary soul at heart, Kris rejects boundaries between disciplines.

He is the major creative strength behind adidas global campaigns, The North Face and was responsible of the launch of the Red Bull brand for the Canadian market. He also has many successful Cirque du Soleil global campaigns under his belt. In addition, he is working on personal art and video projects. In Dec 2013 there was an exhibition of his photography at Miami’s prestigious Art Basel. In 2014, he co-directed with Peter Svatek a feature-length theatrical documentary on Georges St-Pierre, the UFC superstar.

Kristian is currently working actively on the opening of Sid Lee