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Purplle to launch Shakti Mohan’s ‘NY Bae X Shakti’
MUMBAI: Purplle.com, the leading Indian online beauty and personal care company, has signed an agreement with television personality & dancepreneur Shakti Mohan to launch an exclusive make-up range. Branded as NY Bae X Shakti, this is a limited edition premium make-up range curated by Shakti Mohan and exclusively marketed & sold on Purplle.com’s e-commerce platform. NY Bae X Shakti is also the official beauty partner of 'Break A Leg' Season 2, India’s only dance-meets-comedy-meets-style web series expected to be aired in February 2020.
Over the last couple of years, Purplle has been focussing on building a strong portfolio of own brands. Currently, the company’s own brand portfolio contributes over 30% of its revenues. Through its partnership with Shakti Mohan, Purplle is strengthening its premium range of personal care products. This is the first celebrity product range being launched by the company.
Speaking about the collaboration, Purplle.com co-founder Manish Taneja said, “Our vision is to deliver specialized, high performance, ultra-glam makeup products to millennials through our exclusive brand NY Bae. Admirers of NY Bae look up to the brand as a source of hope, motivation, passion, and beauty. The followers of Shakti, too, look up to her and are inspired by the same qualities. The coming together of these two was just meant to happen.”
Speaking on the same, Shakti Mohan states, “Makeup is a natural extension of dance for me. I wanted to do a line for years, but it needed to be credible and a game-changer. I wanted my line to be inclusive, accessible, and for it to speak to the millennial generation, that always wants to look on point. All the Mohan sisters are very inclined when it comes to cosmetics, and I’m beyond thrilled to partner with NY Bae for this. NY Bae brand ethos and performance resonates with me, thereby making it just the right fit.”
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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.
