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Wipro names Abidali Neemuchwala as new CEO
NEW DELHI: Information technology services provider Wipro has appointed Abidali Z Neemuchwala as the new CEO.
Prior to this, he was group president and chief operating officer of Wipro for the past nine months. At present, he is not on the board of Wipro.
A Tata Consultancy Services veteran, Neemuchwala worked for 23 years in leadership roles.
The Bangalore-based Wipro said current CEO TK Kurien will become the executive vice chairman and will be a member of Wipro board till March 2017.
A spokesperson of Wipro told Indiantelevision.com that the aim was to ensure smooth transition of executive powers to the new CEO.
Neemuchwala will handle the mandate to take Wipro through the next phase of growth.
Wipro chairman Azim Premji said, “As executive vice chairman, Kurien will enable Abid by leveraging his deep relationships with customers and chart out a new technology roadmap for Wipro.”
Premji said Neemuchwala has effortlessly assimilated into the culture and ethos of Wipro in his nine months as the group president and chief operating officer.
Kurien will continue to report to Premji and will remain a member of the Wipro Board until 31 March, 2017.
“I am convinced that we are well positioned to seize new opportunities in today’s marketplace. I look forward to working with the thousands of Wiproites to take our company to greater heights,” said Neemuchwala.
Both Kurien and Neemuchwala will be on the Board of the company. Both these appointments are effective 1 February, 2016.
Neemuchwala came to Wipro as the group president and COO from 1 April, 2015 from TCS, He has been handling the service lines of global infrastructure services, business application services, business process services, and advanced technology solutions. He will also head business operations; the geographies comprising Continental Europe, Africa, and LATAM; strategic engagements, advisor relationships as well as the marketing function.
An Electronics & Communication engineer from NIT, Raipur, with a Masters in Industrial Management from IIT, Mumbai, Neemuchwala has experience in business and technology operations, process, and consulting.
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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.
