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Panos Pagonis is the father of Cynthia & Ionas, an AdNerd, and Group Creative Director (Art) at McCann Worldgroup.

In 2025, Panos was named Creative Director of the Year at the Golden Drum Festival, becoming the first Greek creative to receive the title.

Throughout his career, he has created a series of historic firsts for the Greek advertising industry, including Greece's first-ever Grand Prix at Cannes Lions, the first-ever Grand Prix at Eurobest, the first four Grand Prix at Golden Drum, the country's first Gold Cannes Lion (Glass Lion), and its first Gold LIA Award.

He has won more than 80 awards at major international festivals including Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clio, One Show, LIA Awards, Webby Awards, Dubai Lynx, Golden Drum, and more. In addition, he has received over 90 national awards, including multiple Grand Ermis, Campaign of the Year, Creative Bravery Award, and 2 Grand Effies.

In 2023, he ranked #2 Associate Creative Director in the MEA region by The One Show.

He has served as a jury member for national and international festivals such as Adwards (Baltics), KIAF (Kyiv International Advertising Festival), Ad Stars (x2, Asia), PHNX Awards (x3), and Greek Cannes Young Lions.

In 2022, he was selected by LIA Awards as a Creative LIAison Mentee. In 2021, Creativepool named him "Emerging Talent of the Year" and listed him among the "10 Best Art Directors in the World", while in 2022 he was recognized again as "Next Gen Talent of the Year".

His work has been featured up to 12 times in Lürzer's Archive, including Ad of the Week, selected as Editor's Pick by leading industry platforms such as ADWEEK, Ad Age, Shots, The Drum, Muse by Clio, LBB, Campaign, and Taxi, and covered by international media including Reuters, CNN, BBC, The Independent, and other leading global publications.