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Blue Lotus Communications co-founders start new brand consultancy venture
BENGALURU: The co-founders of public relations agency Blue Lotus Communications, N. Chandramouli and Archana Tomar, have set up a new brand consultancy venture – The Brand Counsel (TBC). TBC will be an independent company outside the Comniscient Group and its‘ focus will be to streamline the CEO/Board‘s direction through the organisation‘s communication agencies. Archana Tomar will be moving on from her position as vice-president of Blue Lotus to head of the brand counsel.
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The Brand Counsel has a single allegiance – to remain faithful to the management vision at all costs, says N. Chandramoul
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A Blue Lotus Communications CEO Chandramouli said, “The top management‘s urgent imperative is to align business goals to communication goals of organisations. Unfortunately, these two goals often fail to converge, severely limiting the brand‘s potential. If such a divergence sustains, it may leave the audience completely estranged from the brand. The Brand Counsel will have a single allegiance – to remain faithful to the management vision at all costs. TBC will align all the diverse communications of the brand through the organisation‘s existing agencies. With Archana at the helm, I am confident that this new company will scale the ladder of success within a short span of time.”
Adding on her new role, Tomar added, “My tenure at Blue Lotus has been the most enriching and eventful. We nurtured Blue Lotus and saw it evolve to become among the largest and most respected PR agencies of India. The Brand Counsel will fuel life into brands from a new and innovative perspective without being another middling or muddling think-tank. We see a huge opportunity for brands to improve their communication and resource efficiencies.”
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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.
