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Maruti Suzuki ARENA Devils Circuit returns with A 10 city rollout
Mumbai: The 12th Season of India’s biggest Obstacle race – The Maruti Suzuki ARENA Devils Circuit – is announced with a pan India rollout across 10 cities, with Ahmedabad and Indore added to the lineup. Since its inception almost a decade ago, The Maruti Suzuki ARENA Devils Circuit Races have attracted athletes and thrill-seekers alike. Proclaimed to be the Toughest Race in Asia, the winners of the Maruti Suzuki ARENA Devils Circuit competitive category have been army personnel, fitness trainers, and professionals with an affinity to personal fitness.
The current season, just launched, aims to attract 60,000+ devilslayers to the course where they will be met with a 5 km long course peppered with 15 military style obstacles.
Known for offering the biggest prize in amateur sports, the competitive category of participation sees enthusiasts run across every city of the season to try and get a podium finish which gives them points. The male and female athlete at the end of the season wins themselves a brand new Maruti Suzuki Swift Car. The competition every year has been fierce and the participants who emerge victorious showcase the best athletic prowess seen in any amateur competition.
Speaking at the launch of the season, Adnan Adeeb, Founder of the property, said: “I am very emotional as we launch the 12th Season, and I wish to dedicate this season of the Devils Circuit races to the never die spirit of this amazing growing tribe of Devilslayers who are all now determined than ever before to raise the bar of their personal fitness goals and compete to win because to them and us, life is no longer a spectator sport.”
In the last 10+ years, it has been an absolute privilege to have hosted participants from over 800 cities, and 30 countries. And now as we look ahead, I am grateful and feel truly blessed to have received the support from partners, participants and the incredible tribe of devilslayers. My biggest thanks to Maruti Suzuki for their continued belief in Devils Circuit, together we will make this property soar to higher skies,” he added.
Commenting on this occasion, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd senior executive officer Partho Banerjee said, “Our association with the Devils Circuit has been a long standing one. As it continues to strengthen, we enter this year’s 12th season of Devils Circuit with renewed zeal and gusto, showcasing the Epic New Swift. We hope to satiate the thrill seekers, rightly called the ‘Devilslayers’, yet again with their enormous appetite for adventure. The Maruti Suzuki Swift, with its agility and performance, embodies the contestants’ tenacity and high energy to overcome challenging obstacles. We believe that this collaboration underscores our shared value of striving for excellence.”
Apart from Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Red Bull, Bisleri, Page Industries (Jockey), Adani Realty, Raheja Developers, & Omaxe are brands that have come on board to collaborate with the property.
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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.
