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Bharat Ranga elevated from ad sales to business head Zee Cinema, Music
MUMBAI: Bharat Ranga, ad sales head of Zee Cinema and Zee Music, has been elevated to the position of business head of the two channels.
Additionally, his portfolio will also include responsibility as the business head of the three new cable launches Premier, Classic and Action Cinema that Zee has just launched. The three channels were earlier exclusive to Zee’s DTH platform, Dish TV.
With the appointment of Ranga, Zee Telefilms director, special projects Yogesh Radhakrishnan will no longer be looking after the day to day business affairs of these channels. He will now be focussing on international assignments including setting up business base in Dubai media city and the ambitious Zee Cine awards.
An old hand at Zee, Ranga had joined Zee Telefilms in March 1998. With the right mix of media and consumer durable experience, he was handling the sales and marketing of Zee Records. He was instrumental in organising the Zee Cine Awards in its inaugural year 1999-2000. During the same time he also handled the film and music advertising exposure business for the entire network, inform company sources.
In 2002, he took charge as ad-sales head of Zee Cinema and Zee Music.
A postgraduate in business management from the University of Ajmer, Ranga has earlier had stints with The Times of India and Usha International as regional sales manager.
Despite numerous efforts, Ranga could not be contacted for his comments at the time of filing this report.
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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.
