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Sociowash onboards Chirag Sangai as business head – Mumbai
Mumbai: Creative digital agency, Sociowash has announced the appointment of Chirag Sangai as its business head in Mumbai.
In his newly appointed role, Sangai will be managing a growing team of approximately 100 members while overseeing all core operations of the office located in Mumbai. He will report directly to the co-founders, Pranav Agarwal and Raghav Bagai.
With over a decade of experience in the advertising industry, Sangai previously worked as the group director of Gozoop Group, where he undertook tasks for multiple well-known brands such as BookMyShow, Taj Hotels, Dell, and was also an integral part of launching the global coffee giant Tim Hortons in India. He has also held leadership positions at agencies like White Rivers Media and Blink Digital.
Sociowash co-founder Raghav Bagai said, “We are glad to welcome Sangai, and we are excited about the progress this union will bring. To reach the next stage of growth, we have to expand our offerings and retain relationships with existing clients. We are optimistic that Chirag can accelerate growth, create award-winning campaigns while also focussing on boosting optimum work-life balance.”
Sociowash co-founder Pranav Agarwal added, “Sangai has a wealth of experience in marketing and advertising. With a professional background as diverse as his, he will undoubtedly add value to the organization and its partners. We look forward to seeing how he performs and wish him all the best as he prepares for this feat.”
Sangai lives by a set of morals and ethics, he believes in the ‘5Rs’ of effective account management: Revenue, Relationship, Resources, Research, and Retention. He would be focusing on business, culture, and awards at Sociowash. Using this, he will carry out successful business strategies that have proven effective in the past years as well.
While talking about his latest stint Sangai commented, “I am grateful for the opportunity given to me, and I am eager to start working at Sociowash. I have admired its work and partners for a long time now, and they have always encouraged the highest quality of work and culture.”
He further added, “As the new business head, I will try to incorporate my philosophy of ‘Collaborate, Integrate, and Activate’ into Sociowash’s ever-growing ecosystem that they have developed and maintained for years.”
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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.
