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Piyush Jain to head media intelligence unit of Comniscient Group
MUMBAI: Comniscient Group, a non-advertising communications company, has appointed Piyush Jain to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Bluebytes News, a media intelligence and insight unit that helps brands improve communication performance and build reputation.
Piyush Jain has been associated with Bluebytes in the capacity of Business Head since 2007 and has helped the media research and analysis firm to grow.
Speaking on the appointment, Comniscient Group CEO N.Chandramouli said, “The Comniscient Group is built on entrepreneurial values and Piyush has a good combination of a healthy risk appetite with professional balance. Under his leadership, Bluebytes will be bringing out innovative products and services that will make life for the communication industry simpler.”
Speaking on his appointment, Piyush Jain said, “The media research, monitoring and analysis industry in India has seen growth in double digits since the past five years and Blue Bytes News has been consistently outperforming the industry growth. Bluebytes is an innovation leader and in my new role as CEO, I intend to sharpen our ability to listen to the market and thus keep providing solutions that make life easy of our users.
“To sustain the growth momentum in our existing market of public relation and communication, we are getting more aggressive through well differentiated products. We are also introducing newer products to cater to the unrepresented markets of communication industry. Bluebytes will continuously focus on opportunities where we can tangibilize the intangible aspects of communication and thus help our users to measure, analyze and gain insights. ”
Piyush Jain is a B.E (Chemical) and has a Masters in Marketing Management from NMIMS. He has a unique mix of experience from manufacturing as well as service sector and has spent majority time in leadership roles managing sales, marketing and new product development.
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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.
