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Airgas Inc.

, Radnor, supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases and hard goods such as welding equipment and related products, has named

Jack Appolonia

president, Airgas East region. He had been vice president of construction since 2008.

Lincoln Financial Distributors, the wholesale distribution business of Lincoln Financial Group, has hired Kathy Leckey as vice president and head of strategy for its Retirement Solutions Distribution business. She had been senior vice president for business development at Realty Capital Securities L.L.C., New York.

DermaMed Solutions, a suburban Philadelphia provider of microdermabrasion equipment and skincare services, promoted Kelly Conlan to marketing and communications manager, from customer-service and technical-support director.

Sb1 Federal Credit Union, Philadelphia, has hired Anthony Silvi as senior vice president/chief lending officer. He had been vice president/financial services at Freedom Credit Union in Warminster.

Philadelphia hospitality company Apple Leisure Group has promoted Antonio Fungairino to vice president of development, from director of development and asset management, and Tammy Stone to marketing manager, from marketing coordinator. Cristobal Enriquez was named vice president of business development. He had been corporate finance director of the company's AMResorts subsidiary.

Jeffrey Brody has been hired as director of advancement at Montgomery Early Learning Center, a provider of early-childhood education and school-age enrichment in Philadelphia and Montgomery County. He had been director of development for the National MS Society.

TD Bank has hired Christian S. Hyek as senior managing director of corporate banking and health care in its TD Equipment Finance subsidiary in Cherry Hill. He had been vice president, team leader, of the affiliate bank group in commercial equipment finance and leasing at Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati. Also, Rosa Montijo has been promoted to store manager of a branch in Philadelphia, from assistant store manager.

Hogan Lovells says Kelliann Payne has re-joined the Philadelphia office as counsel in the law firm's medical device group. She was assistant general counsel for QVC Inc.

Saul Ewing L.L.P., Philadelphia, has named David G. Shapiro a partner in the tax and business and finance practices. Shapiro was founder and managing member of Shapiro Tax Law L.L.C.

Harmelin Media, Bala Cynwyd, has promoted Janine Cross to senior media director, from media director.

Day & Zimmermann, a Philadelphia provider of industrial, defense, and workforce services, has promoted Sankara Viswanathan to senior vice president and chief information officer, from vice president of IT applications and business integration.

Philadelphia City Rowing, established in 2010 to empower Philadelphia public-school students through the sport of rowing, has hired Sarah Pivonka as academic/communications coordinator. She was coach of the rowing program.

CareKinesis Inc., a Moorestown medication-management company, has hired Kevin T. Bain as vice president, medication risk mitigation. He was associate service chief for pharmacy at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Brian J. Litten has been named the first chief strategy officer at Tabula Rasa Healthcare Inc., Moorestown, which leverages technology to improve health care. He was CEO of PathForward in Bluffton, S.C.

Susanne Spinell Shuster, a principal at the accounting firm Shechtman Marks Devor P.C., has been named director of accounting services.

Corporate Synergies, a Mount Laurel insurance broker and consulting firm, hired Daniel Kuperstein as senior vice president of compliance. He was an employee benefits and labor and employment associate with Fox Rothschild L.L.P.

Delaware County Community Foundation, a Media nonprofit that supports charitable giving in the county, hired Iris Mireya Leon as executive director. She had been manager of development operations for the vice provost for university life at the University of Pennsylvania.

Reed Smith L.L.P., Philadelphia, has hired John P. Donohue as counsel in the firm's global regulatory enforcement group. He had been a member of Clark Hill P.L.C., Philadelphia, where his practice focused on customs and international trade law.

John Natsis has been promoted to principal/owner at Johnsrud Architects, a Trevose firm serving clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other highly specialized industries, from associate principal.

MayoSeitz Media, Blue Bell, promoted Jared Orth to associate director, media strategy, from manager, media strategy, and Megan Lawless to supervisor, media strategy, from senior media specialist.

WSFS Financial Corp., the Wilmington parent of WSFS Bank, has named Gillian T. Meddings senior vice president and director of innovation for the bank. She was vice president, product development and management.

Radnor-based McCausland Keen & Buckman has hired Donnell C. Much as an associate in the firm's litigation group. He had been a legal intern with the Office of the General Counsel for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Washington.

Citizens Bank has hired Frank Giovinazzo as a new loan officer for the Home Lending Solutions Mid-Atlantic Division in its Warminster office. He had been a mortgage development officer with Santander Bank.

- Mike Zebe