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Neena Dasgupta, CEO & Director, Zirca Digital Solutions Wins the Tech Trailblazer Award
MUMBAI: Neena Dasgupta, CEO & Director, Zirca Digital solutions has been honoured with the ‘Female Tech Trailblazer’ of the year at the Tech Trailblazer Awards 2020. She has won the award for the second year in a row.
She is the first woman from India to win this prestigious award, chosen from 10 brilliantly performing early-stage companies enterprise technology companies across three categories.
Sharing her thoughts on the award, Neena Dasgupta (CEO and Director, Zirca Digital Solutions) said, “I am thrilled to not only be the first Indian female but also win the award for the second consecutive year. I am proud to represent Zirca and women in the IT field on a global prestigious platform, the Tech Traiblazers. At the core of winning any award if hard work, dedication and complete focus on the goal which is being achieved. None of which will ever be possible without the team who burns the mid-night oil alongside me.”
The Tech Trailblazers Awards is the first independent awards program dedicated to enterprise information technology start-ups. Every year since 2012, it has identified the most innovative entrants and concepts in enterprise technology: start-ups focusing in areas such as artificial intelligence, big data, networking, storage and virtualisation – recognise technological, commercial innovation and entrepreneurial excellence.
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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.
