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HAP Investments appoints Ribak as CFO

HAP Investments LLC, a New York-based international real estate investment and development company, has appointed Kfir Ribak as its new chief financial officer. In his new role, Ribak will oversee the financial planning and strategy for the company's continued growth and development. "We are pleased Ribak is joining HAP Investments. His experience and previous tactical work with our company will enable him to contribute to the growth of HAP Investments," said Eran Polack, CEO at HAP. Ribak, will be joining HAP Investments from Citrin Cooperman, a prominent accounting firm, where he spent more than 10 years as an associate first and then partner. He specialized in the real estate industry, where his work focused on developers, shopping centers, residential and multi-family home builders. He has advised start-up companies and developing businesses on a variety of accounting and tax issues, such as control procedures, safeguards and the creation of more efficient accounting systems. "It is with great pleasure that I am joining HAP Investments. I look forward to this new chapter in my career and working with a company at the forefront of New York City real estate, said Ribak. Ribak earned his B.S. in Accounting from Brooklyn College. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA).
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