LONDON — One Green Bean has hired a new managing partner as part of a string of specialist and leadership hires.

Gavin Lewis joins the agency after 10 years at Hope&Glory, where he was creative director and partner. In his time at the agency, he worked with brands including Ikea, Greggs, Facebook, Sainsbury’s, Merlin, Disney, Tourism Australia, American Airlines, SEGA, Sony and Hyundai.

In his newly-created position at One Green Bean, Lewis will drive integrated, PR and social-first outputs for the Havas agency’s existing client roster, including counsel around fit-for-purpose earned media creative, cross-channel story telling optimisation, and integrating social, content and influencers. He will also focus on the agency’s growth.

One Green Bean’s founder and global ECD Kat Thomas said: “Creativity in PR needs to be sharper and more informed than ever. Gavin is a rare gem – one of the industry’s brightest creative minds, who’s as passionate about the idea as the impact, who can offer invaluable counsel to senior marketers as they evaluate how to maximize their earned media investment. He’s a top bloke, who is as comfortable at the media pitching coalface as he is in a room full of CMOs. We’re thrilled to have him on board”.

Lewis added “I’m immensely grateful for the decade I spent at Hope & Glory and the opportunities it afforded me. I worked with fantastic people and delivered campaigns for some brilliant brands that I couldn’t be prouder of. However, an exciting new chapter beckoned, and I’m delighted to join the team at One Green Bean – I love the spirit of the agency, its commitment to culture and the fact that it’s single-mindedly driven by creative ambition”.

Hope&Glory co-founder and chief client officer Jo Carr said: “In the last nine years Gavin has been instrumental to our culture, our work and indeed the growth of Hope&Glory. He’s a fantastic operator and his skills will be sorely missed by us all.” She added that the agency currently had no plans to directly replace Lewis.

One Green Bean London’s clients include The Body Shop, Domino’s, Costa Coffee, Vodafone Smart Tech, Virgin Red, Virgin Holidays, Hotels.com, Qatar Tourism, Visit Jersey, Durex, Vanish and Harpic. The agency recently expanded its travel, transport and tourism offer with three senior hires.