Cheil expands SW Asia team, brings in digital creative talent

Cheil Worldwide SW Asia today announced an expansion to its digital team in India. The agency has brought in Ranjan Nautiyal as Group Creative Director and P. Murali Gopal as Senior Creative Director.

[caption id="attachment_1122171" align="alignleft" width="380"] Ranjan Nautiyal, Group Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, SW Asia[/caption]

Nautiyal moves from Ogilvy & Mather where he was Sr. Creative Director and Murali, from Rediffusion-Wunderman, where he was the Creative Director.

Both will be working closely with the creative and digital teams at Cheil India. They will be reporting to Rajesh Bhatia, SVP & Head - Digital Services and Nima DT Namchu, Creative Head and Executive Creative Director.

[caption id="attachment_1122173" align="alignleft" width="380"] P. Murali Gopal, Senior Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, SW Asia[/caption]

Speaking on the appointments, Hari Krishnan, COO, Cheil Worldwide, SW Asia, said, "Ranjan and Murali are valuable additions to Cheil's integrated creative team. They bring with them combined sensibility of insights, ideas and technology - all these dimensions are critical to create sparkling digital work within the context of the overall consumer journey. We will be able to better deliver our promise of 'Ideas That Move' with these new talent additions. "

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Rajesh Bhatia, SVP & Head Digital Services, Cheil Worldwide, SW Asia, said, "We have always believed that excellence in digital can be truly achieved only if a layer of creativity is added to technology. These two appointments are in keeping with our goal of becoming the foremost digital and integrated set ups in the country. "