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Ignitee wins Anchor Electrical’s digital mandate
MUMBAI: Panasonic‘s Anchor Electricals has appointed digital marketing agency Ignitee Digital to leverage the popularity of digital media platforms and cater to the young tech savvy audience.
The agency will be responsible for developing a comprehensive online presence and positioning Anchor and Panasonic as a young, contemporary brand for electrical accessories. This is Anchor‘s first step in the digital and social media space.
With changing demographics and landscape of the internet in India, Anchor intends to engage with the ever expanding internet user base in India. With a portfolio of over 3000 products, Anchor Electricals has established itself as a trusted household brand and it plans to replicate this success in the digital world through knowledge dissemination, customer servicing and community build up.
Ignitee Digital Services CEO Atul Hegde said, “We are delighted to have a brand like Anchor and Panasonic in our portfolio. Not many brands in this category have leveraged the digital medium in a big manner, and we are confident that we would be setting many ‘firsts‘ in this space for this category. We have planned a series of digital activities through the year and will lead in with a unique social media community”
Anchor Electricals joint managing director Dinesh Aggarwal said, “As digital and social media have been growing at rapid pace, we felt the need to engage with our customers and our Community of Architects, Consultants and Interior designers online. To lead this transition, Ignitee has been the best choice as it has successfully demonstrated a strong online presence for a host of brands across industries. We hope to support our market leadership with Ignitee‘s expertise in the digital world!”
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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.
