Religare Finvest Limited has appointed Gaurav Sharma as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective October 6, 2026. Sharma brings close to 30 years of experience across financial services and technology, with experience spanning lending, insurance, capital markets and banking.
In his new role at Religare Finvest, Sharma will bring his experience in enterprise technology modernisation, AI-led transformation, analytics and scalable operating models as the company advances its technology and digital agenda.
Before joining Religare Finvest, Sharma served as Chief Technology Officer at IIFL Finance Group. In that role, he led the group-wide technology, digital and analytics mandate across IIFL Finance, IIFL Securities and 5paisa. His responsibilities included re-platforming the lending stack, driving Kubernetes-led infrastructure transformation and building an Analytics & AI Centre of Excellence focused on unified data and GenAI capabilities.
Sharma had earlier served as Group CTO at Poonawalla Fincorp. The company had announced his joining as Group CTO in September 2021, where he was responsible for leading and managing technology initiatives for the group. At the time, he brought more than 25 years of experience in technology and business transformation.
Prior to Poonawalla Fincorp, Sharma was Chief Technology Officer at L&T Financial Services, where he led technology transformation initiatives across multiple business lines and functions. His experience at L&T Financial Services included work around lending technology and enterprise transformation.
Sharma began his career with Tata Consultancy Services in 1995. During his tenure at TCS, he was part of the founding team of TCS Bancs and worked on financial services technology, including securities trading and administration modules. He later moved to Max Life Insurance, where he worked on product development and technology-led initiatives.
He also co-founded Techequity Technologies, a B2C product startup focused on addressing customer service challenges, before continuing his career in financial services technology.
Sharma is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from IIT Roorkee. His appointment adds an experienced technology leader to Religare Finvest as the company continues to strengthen its technology and digital capabilities. The appointment was made effective October 6, 2026.
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