Executive Moves is an occasional feature on ROI-NJ.com describing some of the important personnel changes in the New Jersey business community. Reports are based on news releases, edited for content, clarity and style.
Greg Hanson, Billtrust
Billtrust, a B2B accounts receivable automation and integrated B2B payments leader, has announced that Greg Hanson has joined the company as chief product officer. Hanson will drive product development, design, delivery and roadmap strategy.
Hanson joins Billtrust amidst its ongoing commitment to world-class B2B accounts receivable automation with integrated payments capabilities, having recently upgraded its Cash Application software’s advanced machine learning capability and expanded its Business Payments Network by adding support for ACH and wire transactions.
“Greg’s track record and expertise will help us develop and bring products to market more quickly and with even greater innovation as we continue to lead the drive towards digitized, integrated B2B payments,” said Flint Lane, Billtrust founder and CEO. “Greg’s leadership will be welcomed throughout Billtrust, and I’m pleased he is joining our leadership team.”
Maureen O’Hara, Peapack-Gladstone Bank
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. and Peapack-Gladstone Bank are proud to announce the appointment of Maureen O’Hara, senior managing director, commercial private banker, commercial & industrial.
Headquartered in the Bank’s Teaneck location, O’Hara is responsible for growing a portfolio of commercial clients in the bank’s markets and providing customized solutions through personal client service in the C&I business.
O’Hara has extensive financial services experience in the acquisition, management and growth of high-value commercial relationships. She is a team player and will reinforce and expand Peapack-Gladstone Bank’s footprint in the commercial arena.
Duff Davidson, Made4net
Made4net, a global provider of warehouse management system & end-to-end supply chain execution software, and Thompson Street Capital Partners, a private equity firm, announced that Duff Davidson will join Made4net’s management team as CEO.
Davidson brings decades of direct experience in the supply chain execution and transportation management space and, in both markets, has managed remarkable growth in domestic and global sales. As former vice president of global sales and alliances at HighJump, Davidson built a global sales organization and oversaw the execution of a strategy that led to a greater than tenfold increase in revenues across all its products and services. More recently, as vice president of global business development and implementations at C.H. Robinson, Davidson successfully replicated that level of growth, expanding revenues by more than 5x during his tenure and building a blue-chip base of customers across over 160 countries.
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Carolyn Feigin, FWH Associates P.A.
FWH Associates P.A., a regional professional engineering services firm in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, is pleased to introduce Carolyn Feigin as project engineer.
Feigin brings to FWH more than two decades of land development experience in New Jersey, taking projects from proposal to design to approval and construction. She joins FWH following nearly nine years at DW Smith Associates, where she played significant roles in highly visible developments such as Johnny Mac’s in Asbury Park, Donovan’s Reef in Sea Bright, a state-of-the-art asphalt plant expansion in Brick Township, and numerous large-scale, residential subdivisions throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties.
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Nancy Fischer, Acorn Financial
Dan Polizzotti is proud to announce and welcome Nancy Fischer to his team at Acorn Financial. Fischer brings a wealth of client service experience. With over 19 years of the brokerage and advisory industry experience, she is dedicated to providing the highest standards of delivery and satisfaction to our clients.
Prior to joining Acorn Financial Services, she was the principal facilitator of adviser onboarding to local LPL Financial branch. She has provided daily operational expertise to both advisers and their staff, as well as direct and indirect support to clients. Her experience included the coordination for compliance of branch practices, policies and operational infrastructure to adhere to company policy and regulatory agencies. Earlier in her career, she was with Morgan Stanley and American Express.
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The Kislak Co. Inc.
The Kislak Co. Inc. announced the recipients of its 2020 sales awards along with four promotions at the firm’s annual awards ceremony, which was held virtually. Vice President Matt Wolf received the Producer of the Year award, Senior Vice President Justin Lupo received the Sima Kislak Jelin Salesperson of the Year award and Executive Vice President Peter Wisniewski received the Transactions award.
During the awards ceremony, Mr. Lupo was also promoted to a senior vice president. Three other promotions were announced: Barry Waisbrod was promoted to an executive vice president. Michael Kossak was promoted to a vice president. Thomas Scatuorchio was promoted to a vice president.
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Karyn Miller, Capital One
Capital One has announced the appointment of Karyn Miller as managing director and market manager of regional commercial banking for New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Miller will be charged with growing Capital One’s presence in the commercial space after having specialized in building and improving upon business segments and brands for nearly three decades.
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Morris Educational Foundation
The Morris Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization enhancing excellence in education in the Morris School District, is pleased to announce the election of six new members to its board of trustees. With the addition of these new members, the MEF board has 25 members in total, representing varied proficiencies and backgrounds.
The MEF is excited to continue its mission of enriching and inspiring the academic pursuits of all 5,200 students in the Morris School District with new members Caitlin Castillo, Katie Cole, Kristen Cunningham, Kathleen Kalaher, Chris Volinsky and Christopher Wilson.
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Jim Prekop, PeopleStrategy Inc.
PeopleStrategy Inc., a provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management solutions, combined with full-service insurance brokerage services, announced the appointment of Jim Prekop as its CEO.
Prekop, an industry veteran who recently joined the company to drive revenue, steps into the CEO role with a continued focus on client acquisition and new markets growth. Prior to PeopleStrategy, Prekop held executive positions with HCM industry leaders Workday and PeopleSoft.
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Tom Verratti, Contemporary Staffing Solutions
Tom Verratti has been promoted into the role of president at Contemporary Staffing Solutions, after joining CSS in 2017. Verratti will also continue to serve as the company’s chief financial officer.
In three short years, Verratti has been very successful enhancing financial modeling and reporting to align better with all business units and his focus on “one CSS.” Verratti has increased transparency with enhanced forecasting technics, allowing for critical investment decisions in new talent and technology. With excellent communication skills, he has brought his authentic strategic leadership style to the table and has put CSS on a path to accelerated growth.
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