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Xanadu Realty strengthens its leadership team, appoints K.N. Swaminathan as the CFO
Mumbai: Xanadu Realty, a business accelerator firm, has onboarded K.N. Swaminathan as the chief financial officer to strengthen its leadership team.
An industry veteran, Swaminathan has more than 33 years of experience in taking companies to the public markets with careful attention to detail and diligence. Prior to Xanadu Realty, he was the group chief financial officer of Kolte Patil Developers and has also worked with Reliance Communication and Lodha Group.
Speaking on this appointment, Xanadu Group CEO Vikas Chaturvedi commented, “Swami, as we fondly call him, is a dynamic leader and a great asset to our organisation. We are very privileged to have him on board as his vast knowledge and expertise will empower us to achieve our ambition and bring larger focus towards the next phase of our evolution.”
K.N. Swaminathan said, “I have seen Xanadu grow multifold from the outside, and I’m extremely pleased to be a part of this thriving ecosystem. We are on an exciting journey to achieve disproportionate growth in the coming few years, and my prime agenda shall be to ensure financial and regulatory transformation.”
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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.
