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Top 10 television advertisers during first 24 weeks of 2017
BENGALURU: Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd (RBIL) and Baba Ramdev’sPatanjaliAyurved Ltd (Patanjali) were the three top advertisers that have been present in all the 24 weekly lists of Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC). All the three players are from the FMCG genre.Overall, 27 advertisers have been present at least for one week in the BARC’s weekly lists of TOP 10 Advertiser Across Genre : All India (U+R) : 2+ Individuals.
HUL leads the pack by far with a total of 27,56,296 ad insertions during the 24 week period, followed by RBIL with 14,00,356 insertions. Patanjali with 5,68,023 insertions (just a fraction above 20 percent of HUL’s ad insertions) is third. Ad insertions by the HUL group would be much higher once the insertions by other companies associated with HUL are added.
The fourth largest advertiser during the period is confectionary giant Cadbury’s India Limited (Cadbury’s) which was present in BARC’s Top 10 advertisers lists for 23 of the first 24 weeks of 2017 – Cadbury’s had insertions of 5,26,685 during the period. HUL’s beverages associate – Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited (Brooke Bond) was fifth in the pecking order with 4,48,054 insertions during the 22 weeks that it was present in BARC’s weekly lists. It may be noted that the sum of insertions mentioned in this paper are the sum of only those numbers when they were present in BARC’s weekly lists of top 10 advertisers. The actual number of insertions will be much higher. Please refer to the figure below for a list of top 10 advertisers during the first 24 weeks of 2014, based on their presence in BARC’s weekly lists of top 10 advertisers
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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.
