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Hul eyes premium category growth with Rs 2,000 crore production boost
The company focuses on high-growth beauty, wellbeing and home care liquid categories
MUMBAI: Hindustan Unilever Limited (Hul) has announced a significant investment of Rs 2,000 crore to expand its manufacturing capacity over the next two years. The capital will be used to bolster production in fast-growing premium sectors, specifically within beauty, wellbeing, and home care liquids.
This move aligns with the company’s strategy to place larger bets on high-demand areas. By focusing on premium skin care, hair care, and liquid detergents, Hul aims to strengthen its position in markets where consumer preferences are shifting toward more specialised products.
The expansion will take place across multiple locations and will integrate advanced technology into the production process:
- Efficiency: Hul will use automation and digital tools to create a more agile supply chain, allowing for a quicker response to changing consumer trends.
- Sustainability: In line with the company’s environmental goals, the new facilities are designed to operate on 100 per cent renewable energy.
- Future-proofing: The investment aims to build a manufacturing network capable of supporting emerging digital sales channels and new product formats.
Hul chief executive officer and managing director Priya Nair, stated that the investment reflects a commitment to scaling brands and creating new categories for the future. She noted that the initiative underscores the company’s focus on building a resilient, technology-enabled supply chain that delivers better value to its customers.
By expanding its capacity in these specific segments, Hul is positioning itself to lead the next phase of growth in the Indian consumer goods market.
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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.
