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Prakash Nathan starts his entrepreneurial journey with CineMArkets
Mumbai : Former UTV Disney India operations head and Vice president at UTV Motion Pictures Prakash Nathan is all set to roll out with his new venture CineMArkets Digital Solutions Private Limited. Along with co-founders Girish Kumar and Inkswipe Consulting LLP, Prakash Nathan’s new project is India’s first and very own digital market place for the media and entertainment industry that aims to eradicate the loopholes of the rapidly growing film industry by engaging the content creators, producers and the vendors & service providers under one umbrella. CineMArkets is a dynamic new-age digital platform, which will thrive to engulf the entire media and entertainment industry with its B2B and B2C offerings. As a part of its B2B services, CineMArkets will be a platform, which unifies all stakeholders of the M&E spectrum including content creators and content producers.
The platform will help to transform the current production cycles by bringing in transparency and aid in reducing wastage at multiple stages, eventually making it more profitable for the producer. The process is promised to be as simple as, anyone can visit the portal and help himself with the requirements to create any Media and Entertainment related profile. There is also a revenue model fashioned in a way that will help filmmakers to reduce the waste, instead gain out of it.
Joining hands in this mammoth of an initiative is Inkswipe Consuting LLP, the renowned experts in building such platforms for media, finance and technology, famous for their projects such as Mid-day, Bollywood Hungama, Kolkata Knight Riders, Red chillies and Football Club Pune city.
Describing his just launched brainchild, which is in its Beta stage, Prakash shares, “It’s a market place for Media & Entertainment on the web that will enable sourcing capabilities for producers, line producers and content creators. It will not only facilitate creation, production but also syndication and the entire value chain of film and television content creation. Our mission is to enable seamless media creation, convergence and consumption. We, at CineMArkets, are really excited and sure that this venture will revolutionize the M&E industry.”
With a strong team that consists of media influencers and terrific media managers who have been veterans in the entertainment industry, CineMArkets is sure to ring all the right bells and become the household name for a majority of Indian families.
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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.
