Kat Thomas to depart One Green Bean after 18 years

July 25, 2025 10:34

One Green Bean’s founder and CCO Kat Thomas has announced she will leave the agency later this year.

Sharing the news via Linkedin on Thursday, she said it’s time to “finally hand over the keys”.

She founded One Green Bean in 2007 in Sydney, alongside Anthony Freedman, and led the agency for 18 years. In 2011, Havas acquired the agency, as well as Freedman’s creative agency Host, which helped it grow into a multi-award-winning creative communications agency.

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.