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Philips India launches international TV model in India
BANGALORE: Philips India, a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics, launched the Philips 21PT3442 – the latest in the company’s international range of color televisions.
According to an official release, the new product has a modern style sleek and slim design with 400 watts sound and is priced at Rs. 11490 MRP. The model is available in Consumer Electronics outlets in key markets across the country.
Further, the Eye-Fi feature of the Philips 21PT3442 automatically adjusts important variables like Brightness, Contrast, Color, Sharpness, Digi Contrast and Digi Picture for razor-sharp focus from edge-to-edge and corner-to-corner. An edit feature allows to skip or edit channels which have bad/weak TV signal or channels that are not watched is another feature of this model.
The remote control comes with the ‘personalized zapping’ feature that allows a one-button access to ten channels at a time, enabling users to organize their favorite TV channels, with four color-coded buttons for personal programming. A Smart Picture-Sound Control is another built-in feature that allows personalized settings that automatically stores the picture and the sound settings that one has last made to a particular channel, the release adds.
“The development of the Philips 21PT3442 is driven by customer feedback, consumers appreciate the benefits of the new generation television and are looking for these technologies at more affordable prices,” says Philips India director TV Marketing- Consumer Electronics, Suresh Sukumaran. “The new international range falls within our mainstream range and it connects viewers with content, it is the touch point of development for the future era of high-definition content, and sets a higher standard of audio quality. The Philips 21PT3442 offers superb home entertainment in terms of superior, sharper, natural picture quality with unmatched sound output which will look fantastic in any home environment.”
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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.
