Shyan Gershon

Shyan Gershon is a Creative Director, an innovator, and an artist at heart who achieved the extraordinary feat of becoming the most awarded creative in the country at the tender age of 27.

Skills and promise he demonstrated as a young creative was recognized at countless award shows across the globe, eventually culminating in him being crowned in Gold for South Asia's Young Achiever of the Year 2020 at Agency of the Year Awards.

He is ranked as the #2 Creative Director in Sri Lanka by Campaign Brief Asia. He also made his mark at several major awards shows both locally and internationally, including Spikes Asia, Adfest, One Show, Art Directors Club, D&AD, Ad Stars, The Work, PHNX Awards, Epica and One Show Asia.

Amongst several iconic campaigns he has done, ‘Aura Incense Barricade’ is his most-awarded work, which offered a non-violent solution to the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka. It made headlines across the globe at major award shows and was a masterstroke in product innovation, as he developed a simple yet impactful solution to the problem by transforming an everyday incense stick into a powerful elephant repellant.

Fuelled by his passion for innovation, he continues to be an inspiration to the youth, as he invests his imagination and efforts to develop creative work that focuses on making a positive difference in people's lives.