Leadership
Wingify Appoints Sahil Sharma as Global Chief People Officer From RateGain
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Sahil Sharma becomes Wingify's global chief people officer effective October 2026.
- Sharma spent a decade at RateGain, most recently as group chief human resources officer and chair of RGForALL from October 2022 to October 2026.
- Wingify appointed Mehernaz Dalal as chief financial officer in September 2026, working with CEO Sparsh Gupta.
Wingify has appointed Sahil Sharma as its global chief people officer, effective October 2026. TradingView carried the announcement. Sharma joins the software company after a decade at RateGain, where he most recently served as group chief human resources officer and chair of RGForALL.
Sharma's Decade at RateGain
Sharma held the group chief human resources officer and RGForALL chair roles at RateGain from October 2022 to October 2026. He joined RateGain in 2016 as senior manager for global learning and organisational effectiveness, later taking on broader responsibilities including associate vice-president of human resources.
His RateGain tenure covered people and culture leadership, HR transformation, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and initial public offering journeys. Before RateGain, Sharma spent four years at IndiaMART InterMESH in strategic HR and learning roles. From July 2012 to May 2015 he was manager of learning and capacity development, overseeing learning initiatives across India, and he later became senior manager of strategic human resources within the HR Centre of Excellence.
Sharma began his career at Serco in 2009 in training roles supporting a US healthcare client, serving as a process trainer before becoming team leader for training. He holds qualifications in business administration and management from Cornell University and in human resource management from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and has been a member of the Board of Advisors at Chandigarh University since June 2026.
At Wingify, Sharma will lead the global people function, drawing on experience in talent development, organisational effectiveness and aligning HR priorities with business objectives. He has also led sales enablement and customer experience initiatives and advocated the use of artificial intelligence to improve HR processes and business performance.
Wingify's Funding and Scale Records
Wingify raised Rs 1,381 crore, about $150 million, through a rights issue in April 2026 led by Everstone Capital, which contributed Rs 1,250 crore, with participation from existing shareholders and co-founder Vyom Mankekar, according to akta.pro company records. The same records show a January 2026 merger with Paris-based AB Tasty under Everstone Capital in a $150–200 million deal, creating a combined digital experience optimization entity with more than $100 million in ARR, over 4,000 customers and more than 800 employees across 11 global offices.
Earlier Leadership and Deal Moves
Wingify appointed Mehernaz Dalal as chief financial officer, The Times of India reported in September 2026, with Dalal working alongside CEO Sparsh Gupta and the board on the financial and operating platform for global expansion. Inc42 reported the same month that Dalal, formerly Dayforce APAC CFO, brought 26 years of experience and would work with Gupta and Everstone Capital.
In September 2026, Third News reported that VWO and AB Tasty merged to form Wingify, an AI-driven experience optimization platform reporting over $100 million in revenue, more than 4,000 clients and 800 employees across 20 countries. Business News Today reported in May 2026 that Wingify anticipated growth in the current fiscal year driven by acquisitions and artificial intelligence investments, following an investment-heavy FY26.