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Aegis to launch iProspect in India
MUMBAI:Aegis Media will bring into India the world‘s leading search engine marketing company, iProspect.
iProspect will start operations in Mumbai and Delhi on 27 October and will add on Bangalore and other cities from the first quarter of 2011.
iProspect has been instrumental in helping many of the world‘s most successful brands maximize their online marketing ROI through natural search engine optimization, paid inclusion management, pay per click advertising management, shopping feed management and numerous other related services.
Announcing the launch, Aegis Media chairman India and CEO South East Asia Ashish Bhasin said, “I believe that search marketing, both SEM and SEO, will be the key drivers of communications in the years to come, in India.
“We are lucky to have iProspect as a part of our Aegis Media family. iProspect as a world leader in search, will give Indian clients an opportunity for the first time to get a world class search marketing product in India. iProspect will be a part of our Power Brands in India and Shamsuddin Jasani will oversee it at the India Executive Council level.”
Already, through the rapid success of Isobar India, an impressive roster of iProspect‘s clients like Adidas, Reebok, Tourism Australia, UTI Mutual Fund, Rayban, Philips, Perfetti and others, have search as an integral part of their digital campaigns. iProspect will now further embellish that as well as target ‘Search Only‘ clients.
With the strengths that India has in the IT and knowledge sector, iProspect India will soon start doing off shoring work from USA, Europe and Asia Pacific.
iProspect, founded in 1996 and acquired by Aegis in 2004, is considered a thought leader on the world stage of search. It has 28 offices in 22 global markets.
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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.
