Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, May 2025 – Xpheno, the specialist talent solutions company poised for IPO, has announced the appointment of Khyati Mehta as its new Chief Human Resource Officer. With over 15 years of HR leadership experience, Khyati brings a track record of talent engagement, productivity enhancement, and culture building, aligning strongly with Xpheno’s mission to develop recruiter-specialists in the AI-powered staffing domain.
Khyati joins Xpheno from [24]7.ai India, where she served as Senior HRBP and Employee Relations Head. In that role, she spearheaded data-driven engagement programs such as Happy Hearts and HUM Premier League, achieving 94%+ ESAT scores and significantly reducing attrition. She also led high-impact retention strategies, introduced a Trainee Experience Framework that saved over $275K annually, and streamlined global HR practices across India, the Philippines, and LATAM in collaboration with the Global CHRO.
Prior to that, Khyati held key HR roles at Notch It Up, Firstsource, and [24]7.ai in earlier tenures. She has demonstrated a consistent ability to lead workplace investigations, coach leadership, and drive change management, employee relations, and HR transformation in fast-paced, high-growth organizations.
As CHRO at Xpheno, Khyati will play a pivotal role in maximizing recruiter efficiency, nurturing internal talent, and steering HR initiatives as the company crosses the INR 500 crore turnover milestone. CEO Designate Francis Padamadan and Co-founder Anil Ethanur emphasized her strategic significance in powering the company’s people-centric growth.
About Xpheno
Xpheno is a specialist talent solutions firm offering services across Direct Hire, Executive Search, RPO, IT Staff Augmentation, Engineering Professional Services, and Sales/Support Staffing. Co-founded by staffing industry veterans Kamal Karanth and Anil Ethanur, Xpheno serves high-impact sectors like Life Sciences, Retail, IT, Automotive, and Infrastructure. Known for its deep-rooted relationship-led talent strategy and AI-powered recruiter development, Xpheno continues to scale its capabilities across India.
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