Brands
HUL top advertiser; Dettol enters top 5 in BARC week 32
MUMBAI: The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India has released its data for last week’s top advertisers and brands between 4 August to 10 August 2018.
The data is a reflection of top 10 advertiser and brands across genre on Indian television (U+R): 2+ Individuals. It demonstrates ads that were inserted the most in week 32 of 2018.
Top Advertisers:
For week 32, Hindustan Unilever Ltd retained its position as the top advertiser and led with 137938 ad insertions on television. HUL’s products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents, personal care products and water purifiers.
Reckitt Benckiser Ltd, maker of Dettol, Veet, Durex condoms, Strepsils, Air Wick, Harpic among others jumped to second position with 112004 ad insertions as last week.
Kolkata based ITC Ltd moved a position down with 54110 ad insertions followed by Procter & Gamble with 36058 ads. ITC has a diversified business that includes Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), hotels, paperboards and packaging, agribusiness and information technology.
Dairy Milk manufacturer Cadbury India entered the top five list and stood at fifth position this week with 32363 ad insertions.
Top Brands:
Cleaning and disinfecting product Lizol was advertised the most and topped the charts with 16924 ad insertions in week 31. Lizol entered the top 5 brands list after a hiatus of a week where it stood at number three in week 30.
Santoor sandal and turmeric soap jumped from its week 31’s third position, to become the second most advertised brand in week 32 with a startling 13916 ad insertions.
The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that been in the top two list for last few weeks, dipped a position down and became the third most advertised brand this week with 12941 ad insertions.
Reckitt Benckiser had two products from its umbrella from the house of Dettol enter into the list of top five most advertised brand. While Dettol Liquid soap retained the fourth position with12810 ad insertions, Dettol cool soap had 11463 ad insertions in week 32.
Brands
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.
