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Volkswagen, Ministry of Tourism join hands for Clean India campaign
MUMBAI: European passenger car manufacturer Volkswagen in association with the Ministry of Tourism has kick-started its Clean India campaign. As per the plan, every year 9 January will be marked as ‘Clean India Day‘.
The inauguration of this campaign was held at the India Gate in New Delhi today.
The car manufacturer had launched “The Think Blue campaign” in India in March last year.
Keeping in line with this pledge, Volkswagen has undertaken many initiatives to keep Indian cities clean and green following the introduction of this campaign, the company said.
Volkswagen Group Sales India member of Board and director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Neeraj Garg said, “Ever since the launch of our Think Blue campaign in India we have been initiating numerous cleaning drives, campaigns to plant more trees and to stop littering our surroundings by creating art pieces from the scrap that people throw.”
He added, “Today, we have taken another step in order to encourage more people to pledge towards a cleaner India by supporting the Ministry of Tourism‘s campaign of ‘Clean India‘. It is an honour to be able to work together with the Indian Government towards fulfilling our pledge to Think Blue for a beautiful India.”
About Think Blue. campaign:
It is a firm feature of Volkswagen Brand‘s ecologically sustainable activities. Volkswagen connects innovation and responsibility for the environment by acting as a unit. While the Brand stands on three main pillars of Valuable, Innovative and Responsible, Think Blue. stands on the pillars of ‘Solution, Individual Behaviour and Involvement.‘
The key contributors to the Think Blue. credibility mindset is the Brand‘s low emission, fuel saving products under the umbrella brand of BlueMotion Technologies. BlueMotion Technologies is a range of innovations and refinements that help save fuel and money without taking the fun out of driving.
About Volkswagen:
Volkswagen, a leading carmaker in Europe sells its broad model range from the Fox to the Phaeton in more than 150 countries worldwide. Volkswagen offers the Polo, Vento, Jetta, Passat, New Beetle, Touareg and the Phaeton in India.
Press Contact:
Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited:
Snehal Kurup / Gagan Mangal
Snehal.kurup@volkswagen.co.in / gagan.mangal@volkswagen.co.in
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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.
