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Personnel Moves: Cashless Payment Solutions Company Tappit Hires New CFO
Plus, Fears Nachawati Law welcomes new partner and Austin Industries appoints new board members.
By
Mariah Terry
Published in
Business & Economy
May 11, 2021
2:00 pm
Tappit
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan Simkins joins Tappit from Appgate, where he was previously president and CFO. In his new role, Simkins is tasked with leading financial growth for the cashless global payment provider, looking toward new partnerships with NBA, MLB, and NFL teams. Simkins raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture and growth capital in his previous roles with Appgate, CyberGRX, and Visum Cyber. He also spent six years at HSBC, working in strategy, operations, and corporate development.
Honors
The Teen Initiative Community Convening on Racial Justice, sponsored by S.F.-based Jewish LearningWorks, took place on April 21 and included the presentation of awards to three Bay Area Jewish youth professionals.
Devra Aarons received the 2020 Award for Excellence in Jewish Youth Education and Engagement,
Rick Concoff received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award in Jewish Youth Education and Engagement, and
Zephira Derblich-Milea, youth program manager at Shalom Bayit, was awarded the 2021 Award for Excellence in Jewish Youth Education and Engagement.
Analucia Lopezrevoredo, founder and executive director of Jewtina y Co. and the Shamash project director at Bend the Arc, spoke to attendees about “getting started along the long road to racial equity.”
Stephanie Garry is Executive VP of Communal Partnerships at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel in New York City, a non-profit institution founded by Jewish philanthropists and organizations. She is on the board of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York and The Hadassah Foundation, and the lay advisory board of The New York Board of Rabbis. Stephanie is not a licensed funeral director, but uses her position, as well as her deep involvement as a Jewish lay leader, to write and speak about end-of-life issues and their place in the Jewish community.