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Day 2: 51 nominations for Indian agencies
MUMBAI: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the second set of nominations in the categories of Outdoor, Media, Radio, Press, Cyber and Design.
Indian agencies got a total of 51 nominations. However, none was chosen in the Cyber Lions.
In terms of total number of nominations, Mudra Communications led the pack with twelve nominations, followed by McCann Worldgroup and BBDO with eight recommendations each — sprinkled across disciplines.
Mudra Communications dominated the Design and Press categories with six recommendations each . Three nominations came for its campaign — Dwarf Depression created for Loving Hands Ministry.
McCann Worldgroup‘s different campaigns created for its lost love, Onida, got a total of five nominations in various categories.
Moreover, 19 nominations came from the Press group alone, followed by 11 in the Design and the Outdoor Lions categories. In Media Lions seven campaigns were chosen worthy.
The Outdoor category saw Taproot and Joshbro Communications getting three nominations each.
In the Radio Lions, only McCann, for three of its campaigns, was found creative enough to be chosen.
BBDO dictated the Media Lions category with three nominations, including one for the hit Shave Sutra campaign, in the best consumer engagement sub-category.
With fresh nominations, Indian shortlists at Cannes Lions 2011 now stand at 67.
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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.
