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Future Generali launches new family insurance campaign with queer couple
Mumbai: Future Generali India Insurance announced on Wednesday that it would take a significant step toward normalising same-sex relationships. To include live-in partners, including same-sex partners, the insurer announced plans to expand its definition of ‘family’ across all its retail health insurance offerings.
Future Generali India Insurance Company has onboarded Spotify’s Shuddh Desi Gay hosts, Yogi and Kabeer, a couple based out of Delhi, as the new faces for its LGBTQIA+ insurance campaign.
The couple will now be seen on Future Generali India Insurance’s outdoor hoardings across major cities in India, redefining what a family truly means.
“A first in the LGBTQIA+ history of India, queer love is represented, recognised and included for a critical thing like health insurance,” the company release stated.
Sharing their experience, Yogi said, “It is imperative that the LGBTQIA+ community be represented. It is important to recognise people beyond the binary. We come from ordinary middle-class backgrounds, and agreeing to put our faces on a hoarding as a couple was not an easy decision. Last year, we made our seven-year-old relationship public by hosting a podcast together. Being a part of this campaign is another such step to normalise and represent relationships that do not fit in the gender binary parameters.”
“This journey from hiding behind the mics to outdoor hoardings is both scary and empowering. Scary, because we still live in a society that gets uncomfortable talking about the LGBT+ community; empowering, because this move will give hope to many individuals in India,” added Kabeer.
Future Generali India Insurance Company Ltd. chief marketing officer Ruchika Malhan Varma said, “We are conscious of the challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community. We believe the LGBTQIA+ community is prominent, and the individuals in the community deserve the right to avail themselves of similar protection solutions as any other individual. As insurers, we believe that we have a moral and societal responsibility to provide a level playing field to all sections of the society devoid of their personal preferences.”
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Boeing appoints Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering function
Seasoned finance leader to steer budgets and strategy across global centres
BENGALURU: Boeing’s finance cockpit has a new pilot, and he is no stranger to turbulence or transformation. Boeing has appointed Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering, placing him at the centre of financial strategy for its worldwide engineering and technology operations.
Based in Bengaluru, Barun steps into a role that is as expansive as it is critical. He will serve as the primary finance lead for Boeing’s Engineering and Technology Centers globally, working closely with executive leadership to shape financial decisions, manage complex budgets, and design scalable finance processes that support the company’s growing engineering footprint.
In a note announcing his move Barun said, “I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Boeing Global Engineering. This opportunity is incredibly meaningful to me not just from a professional standpoint, but also for what Boeing represents globally.” He added that he looks forward to contributing to an organisation that continues to shape the future of aerospace and innovation.
Barun’s mandate spans strategic financial leadership, operational oversight, and stakeholder engagement. From directing large-scale budgets and schedules to influencing long-term organisational goals, the role blends financial discipline with business foresight. He will also lead cross-functional teams and partner with finance colleagues worldwide to support engineering programmes across geographies, including India.
The appointment caps a long stint at Juniper Networks, where Barun spent over a decade, most recently as finance senior manager. There, he led FP&A for global product business units and G&A functions, driving budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. He also played a key role in enterprise-wide transformation, including spearheading an Oracle to SAP ERP migration and building advanced analytics capabilities using tools such as Tableau and SAP Analytics Cloud.
His earlier career includes finance leadership roles at Sony India Software Centre, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Mphasis, where he focused on financial planning, governance frameworks, and operational efficiency across global delivery centres.
A chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Barun brings nearly two decades of experience across financial planning, digital transformation, and analytics-led decision making.
His appointment comes at a time when global engineering operations are becoming increasingly complex and distributed, requiring sharper financial oversight and agile planning. With Barun at the helm of FP&A for engineering, Boeing appears to be tightening its financial playbook as it looks to scale innovation with discipline.
