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Shawn Xavier joins V360 Group as group account director
MUMBAI: V360 Group has strengthened its senior leadership bench with the appointment of Shawn Xavier as group account director, marking a strategic addition to the communications and consulting firm’s growing roster. Xavier took on the role from November 2025, focusing on driving strategy, business development and insight-led client partnerships across the group.
Announcing the move, Xavier said he was pleased to join V360 Group and expressed gratitude to colleagues, mentors and journalist friends who have shaped his professional journey. He noted that their trust and collaboration had played a meaningful role in his career, and said he looked forward to building impactful work alongside V360’s teams and clients.
Xavier brings with him more than a decade of experience from MSLGROUP India, where he spent over ten years rising steadily through the ranks. Most recently, he served as group head from July 2023 to December 2025, following earlier roles as associate director, senior manager and manager. His long tenure saw him handle diverse mandates, manage complex client relationships and contribute to the firm’s leadership and growth in India’s competitive communications landscape.
With a career that began in account support roles and evolved through hands-on management to senior leadership, Xavier’s journey reflects a deep understanding of both the craft and the business of communications. At V360 Group, he is expected to play a key role in shaping strategy-driven narratives, strengthening client engagement and translating insight into measurable impact.
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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.
