Wieden+Kennedy appoints Gautham Narayanan as new MD for its Delhi office

In a recent development, Wieden+Kennedy has appointed Gautham Narayanan as the new managing director for its Delhi office. Narayanan, who is currently based in South Africa, will relocate to Delhi and take his post in September. The transition is being managed by W+K alum Patrick Cahill, who spent nearly seven years with the agency in New York and Delhi, where he held the managing director's role from 2015-17 before starting his own creative consultancy CAHILL&PARTNERS.

The position was previously held by Siddarth Loyal, who left the agency earlier this month.

Narayanan has spent the majority of his career at BBDO, most recently as regional director for BBDO Africa & managing director, BBDO South Africa, where he helped land several new business wins, including Google Africa, and focused on talent development across the agency’s four African offices.

On his appointment, Narayanan shares, “I have always admired the simplicity and smarts of Wieden+Kennedy's work, from afar. For me, W+K’s ability to infiltrate popular culture has been the key to their success. It's a simple formula that drives fame for the brands they serve, which in turn, drives commercial success for their Clients' business.
I consider myself lucky to have worked for BBDO my whole career, and I can honestly say Wieden+Kennedy was the only agency network I considered leaving BBDO for. W+K’s independent culture and belief in compelling ideas, paired the opportunity to partner with extraordinary clients and lead an office in my country of birth, was too tempting to resist. After almost four years in Africa, I am relishing another adventure, both professionally and personally, for myself and my family. It's an exciting time to be in India and an exciting time to join the Wieden+Kennedy family.”

Neil Christie, W+K chief operating officer comments in a press note, “We're delighted that Gautham will bring his experience, energy and enthusiasm for groundbreaking work to Wieden+Kennedy Delhi. I am confident that under Gau's leadership W+K will go from strength to strength in India.”