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Messe Frankfurt and BusinessLive unite to scale Media Expo across India
MUMBAI: Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India has struck a strategic partnership with BusinessLive Trade Fairs to broaden the reach of its media expo brand, folding the long-running Sign India Expo into a single, unified exhibition platform across South India.
Under the alliance, Sign India Expo will transition into Media Expo in Kochi and Hyderabad, while the Chennai edition will operate under the existing Media Expo Chennai banner. The move expands Media Expo’s presence from three cities to five: Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai and New Delhi, sharply increasing its national footprint.
Media Expo, which has hosted 56 editions across Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai, will now serve as the primary exhibition platform in key southern markets. Sign India Expo, backed by over 70 editions across India, brings deep regional roots, particularly in Chennai, Kochi and Hyderabad.
The organisers aim to build a broader showcase spanning printing, signage, digital signage, OOH and DOOH advertising, retail displays, large-format and industrial printing, fabrication equipment, Pop-Posm, LED screens, substrates, inks and advanced 3D and laser printing technologies.
Messe Frankfurt Asia Holdings executive director and board member Raj Manek, said South India remains a high-growth region for printing and signage, making the collaboration vital to creating a stronger, centralised industry platform.
Palnati BusinessLive Trade Fairs director Siva Prasad, said the partnership blends regional market strength with global exhibition expertise to better serve evolving industry needs.
The expansion comes as India’s printing and signage market is forecast to surge from $1,074.5 million in 2025 to $3,494.3 million by 2034, according to Imarc Group, while the OOH and DOOH segment is projected to grow from $519.93 million in 2025 to $656.13 million by 2030, as per Mordor Intelligence.
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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.
