22 Jul Chris Lehmann

Chris Lehmann

Managing director, San Francisco

Chris Lehmann is managing director for the San Francisco office of Landor Associates. Prior to that, he was general manager and executive creative director in Landor’s Chicago office.
He has directed projects for clients, including Barclays, Brocade, Devon Energy, Hilton Hotels, Microsoft, the NCAA (Clio winner), Procter & Gamble, and Skyy Spirits, focusing on bringing strategic identity design and communication systems to both the consumer and corporate arenas, while building long-lasting, successful client relationships.

Prior to joining Landor, Chris was senior designer at San Francisco-based Michael Osborne Design, a firm specializing in package, identity, and collateral design. While there, he designed and directed projects for clients, including the Ansel Adams Gallery, Chronicle Books, PG&E, Silicon Graphics, Sutter Home Winery, Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Wente Vineyards, and the Yosemite Association.

In addition to a graphic design education at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco (where he later taught for five years), Chris graduated from California State University, Sacramento, with a BA in English. His work has been published in Communication Arts, Graphis, Print, and has shown at the West Coast Show.