Brands
Lizol tops BARC’s week 21 list of top brands.
Mumbai: The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) released its report for week 21, and Lizol has topped the list of brands with 573.05 (000 secs) of ad volume. The disinfectant cleaner is followed by streaming giant Amazon Prime Video which claimed the second spot with an ad volume of 526.66 (000 secs), after holding the sixth position in the BARC listing of most advertised brands last week.
Veet Hair Removal System and Dettol Toilet Soaps are at third and fourth spots in the list accounting for 437.03 (000 secs) and 427.56 (000 secs) ad volumes respectively. The top list of brands released by BARC for week 21 is also dominated by personal and home hygiene products, where Dettol Antiseptic Liquid, Harpic Bathroom Cleaner, Dettol Liquid Soap, Dettol Intense Cool Soap, and Harpic were ranked fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth respectively.
Ed-tech platform Byju’s learning app grabbed the 10th spot in the list with 293.99 (000 secs) ad volume.
Reckitt Benckiser India has topped the list of advertisers in week 21 by registering 4929.33 (000 secs) of ad volume, followed by Hindustan Lever Limited (4669.27 secs), Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited (747.88 secs), and ITC (658.22 secs) holding fort at second, third and fourth spots respectively.
Amazon Online India Private Limited grabbed the fifth rank on the BARC list with 620.17 (000 secs) of ad volume. Other advertisers who found a place in the top 10 include Colgate Palmolive India Limited (588.01 secs), Procter and Gamble (505.93 secs), Wipro Limited (468.95 secs), Pepsi Co (452.93 secs), and SmithKline Beecham (421.99 secs).
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.
