Wunderman Thompson Kolkata appoints Ayan Banik as Senior VP Strategy

Ayan Banik joins from Grey Delhi and will report to Pinaki Bhattacharya, Chief Strategy Officer, Wunderman Thompson India. 

Ayan Banik joins Wunderman Thompson from Grey Delhi where headed planning for key Delhi Clients like the GSK Portfolio, Volvo MMTC-PAMP and Baidyanath and headed the planning functions of key Bangalore and Mumbai accounts like the Britannia non-biscuit portfolio, Aditya Birla Group brands.

With 20 years of work experience, across some of the agencies like Ogilvy & Mather, JWT, Cheil India, Saatchi & Saatchi, Bates 141 and Grey Worldwide, Ayan has worked on a repertoire of brands across diverse categories. 

He was part of the core team that won the first-ever Cannes Glass Lion for both Cheil and Samsung India and played an integral role in winning the prestigious WPP  Partnership in Practice Award for Ogilvy India.  

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Ayan Banik, said, “It’s an absolute honour and a privilege to work with industry stalwarts like Pinaki Bhattacharya and  Vijay Jacob Parakkal. Pinaki is one of the most respected names in the industry and Vijay has been brilliantly spearheading Wunderman Thompson Kolkata, both in terms of business as well as awards. Kolkata is one of the fastest transforming cities. With consumerism about to  explode, it’s a really exciting time to be in Kolkata and create newer milestones in the  advertising and marketing landscape.” 

Commenting on Ayan’s appointment, Vijay Jacob Parakkal, Senior VP & Managing Partner,  Wunderman Thompson, Kolkata, said, “The WT Kolkata team has been on a roll with some very memorable award-winning work in the last few years. Our work from the Kolkata office won at the Effies, Spikes, D&AD, One Show, Kyoorius etc. Ayan’s rich Planning experience and infectious energy will really add more muscle to the team. I am really looking forward to  partnering with Ayan and Arjun and doing some great work for our clients.” 

Pinaki Bhattacharya, Chief Strategy Officer, Wunderman Thompson India, added, “Ayan is an exciting addition to the strategy team at Wunderman Thompson India. He comes with rich experience across categories and brands and is adept at solving brand problems. What makes it even more exciting for us is that he will be based out of our Kolkata office - an office that handles some of our most cherished brands and has great momentum going for it. I am looking forward to a very fruitful and impactful partnership with Ayan.”