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Adani Films celebrate women’s everyday wins and choices
AHMEDABAD: Sometimes empowerment is in the little things – the meal she chooses, the ride she takes, the outfit she wears. Capturing these everyday wins, the Adani Foundation has launched a three-film series, ‘Arthik Azadi’, celebrating the freedom women gain through financial independence.
Adani Foundation chairperson Priti G Adani said, “A woman empowered is India empowered. If we truly want progress, women’s potential cannot be optional. It is non-negotiable.”
For nearly three decades, the Foundation has worked to strengthen women’s agency across education, health, livelihoods, climate action and community development. Today it reaches 9.6 million people in 22 states, including two million women across 7,000 villages.
Each film in the series celebrates a simple choice made possible by financial freedom. In The Plate, women pick what they like to eat; The Autorickshaw shows the power to choose their own path; and The Saree highlights the confidence to express identity. Together, they tell a larger story of quiet victories, expanding possibilities for families and communities alike.
Because money is more than money, it is a choice, and Indian women are claiming theirs, one small victory at a time.
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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.
