Our Company

John Morris

CEO and Co-Founder

John Morris co-founded REPAY in 2006 and currently serves as both a member of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer. John oversees REPAY’s overall strategic and financial direction, including market strategy, organic and inorganic growth and new end-market development. He has over 20 years of experience as an innovator and entrepreneur in the payments and financial technology industry.

Prior to REPAY, John served as the co-founder and president of Security Check Atlanta, a check verification and payment processor. During his tenure with the company, Security Check experienced significant growth by adding over 24,000 merchant locations and was named as Inc. Magazine’s 91st and 196th fastest-growing private companies in 2001 and 2002, respectively, before being sold in 2008.

From 1994 to 1997, John served in several corporate finance positions for Bass Hotels and Resorts (now IHG), including Director of Corporate Finance, where he worked on various capital projects and mergers and acquisitions. John began his professional career at KPMG serving as an associate where he earned his C.P.A.

John holds a Master of Accounting and a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Georgia where he currently serves on the UGA Entrepreneurship Board.

Shaler Alias

President and Co-Founder

Shaler Alias is the President and Co-Founder of REPAY. As President, he oversees the strategic direction of the company and is responsible for creating and managing all third-party relationships critical to the business, including REPAY’s partnerships with the national card brands, its sponsorship banks, and its front- and back-end processing systems. He also serves on the Board of Directors for REPAY.

Shaler brings over fifteen years of experience in sales and management in the debt collection and transactional processing industries. Prior to REPAY, Shaler co-founded and served as Director of Sales and Marketing for Capital Recovery Systems, a contingency-based debt collection agency focused on the recuperation of receivables for the consumer finance industry.

Shaler currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Shepherd Center, a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in the medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injuries, and for Andee’s Army, an Atlanta-based non-profit dedicated to funding specialized rehabilitation and care for children and youth with a primary medical diagnosis related to brain, spinal cord or other neurological injury or condition. Shaler attended the University of Mississippi where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis in hospitality management.

Tim Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

Tim Murphy serves as REPAY’s Chief Financial Officer. n this role, Tim is responsible for all financial operations of the company including finance, planning, accounting, tax, treasury, reporting, investor relations, and corporate development.

Prior to joining REPAY, Tim served as Director of Corporate Development for Amaya Gaming Group, a globally diversified gaming company with a strategy focused on growth through acquisitions. Tim joined Amaya Gaming Group after it purchased Cadillac Jack, a company engaged in the design and development of slot machines, where he served as Director of Finance from 2009 – 2012. Tim also represented Cadillac Jack during the diligence and negotiations of its acquisition by Amaya. Prior to Amaya and Cadillac Jack, Tim was an investment banker at Credit Suisse in NYC, where he focused on financial institutions, including financial technology companies. Tim’s professional career began at the management consulting firm BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting).

Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Brown University and a Master of Business Administration in Corporate Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.

DAVID GUTHRIE

Chief Technology Officer

David Guthrie currently serves as REPAY’s Chief Technology Officer, where he oversees the company’s technology vision and strategy. In this role, David is responsible for bringing the company the latest innovations, integrating technologies and products for M&A and scaling products to support accelerated growth at REPAY.

Before joining REPAY, David served as the Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer of Sharecare with oversight of  security, IT systems and M&A assessments for the company. Prior to joining Sharecare, he held leadership roles with various private and public companies. These included Chief Technology Officer of MedCast/WebMD with a focus on Webmd.com consumer content and delivery technologies, Chief Technology Officer of PGi, where he led all global technology operations, research and development, product innovations and the integration of numerous acquired technologies. Additionally, he has served on numerous executive boards and held advisory positions for healthcare IT and communication services companies.

David received his Bachelor of Science in Management and Information Systems from the University of Tennessee.

TYLER DEMPSEY

General Counsel

Tyler Dempsey currently serves as REPAY’s General Counsel where he oversees the company’s legal and compliance functions and also serves as the corporate secretary to REPAY’s board of directors. Prior to this appointment, he provided legal counsel and support to REPAY for more than nine years as outside counsel at Troutman Sanders LLP, where he served as a Partner.

Tyler has more than twenty years of experience representing both public and private companies in the fintech, business services and software industries. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances and corporate governance and securities matters. Prior to joining Troutman Sanders, he was an attorney at King & Spalding LLP.

He received a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of the North Carolina Law Review and the Order of the Coif, and a B.S. in accounting, magna cum laude, from the University of Tennessee. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for TAG FinTech and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

NAOMI BARNETT

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

Naomi Barnett currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Human Resources. As such, Naomi provides strategic HR leadership and alignment for the Company’s people management strategy. Prior to this role, Naomi served as Vice President of Human Resources and Director of Human Resources, building and overseeing REPAY’s HR functions while fostering an engaging, employee-first culture focused on the Company’s values.

Before joining REPAY, Naomi held various positions as the Head of Human Resources for fast-growing, pre- and post-IPO businesses at Patriot National, Inc., an insurance technology company, and Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group.

Naomi received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and minor in Jewish Studies, cum laude, from College of Charleston and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources® (SPHR) certification.

JAKE MOORE

Executive Vice President, Consumer Payments

Jacob “Jake” H. Moore currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Consumer Payments. Prior to this role, Jake served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, responsible for REPAY’s M&A activities and overall strategic initiatives.

Before joining REPAY, Jake was a private equity investment professional, serving as a Senior Associate at BlueArc Capital Management and as an Associate at Trinity Hunt Partners. Previously, he was an investment banker in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

Jake received his Master of Business Administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, magna cum laude, from Colgate University.

DARIN HORROCKS

Executive Vice President, Business Payments

Darin Horrocks serves as EVP of Business Payments. In this role, Darin is responsible for overseeing REPAY’s business payments strategy to provide world class solutions in integrated payments, including Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) automation solutions.

Prior to joining REPAY, Darin was the founder of cPayPlus, a business created to simplify and optimize the way businesses pay their vendors and suppliers. cPayPlus was acquired by REPAY in July of 2021 and is now the foundation for REPAY’s AP automation solution. Prior to founding cPayPlus, Darin held transformative roles in the corporate payments industry in sales, product development, strategy and IT with Comdata, American Express and GE Capital.

ALEX COHEN

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy

Alex Cohen currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, and is responsible for REPAY’s M&A activities and overall strategic initiatives. Prior to this role, Alex served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy, shaping and executing REPAY’s long-term growth strategy through M&A, capital allocation decisioning, and strategic partnerships.

Before joining REPAY, Alex was a private equity investment professional at CIVC Partners and an investment banker in the M&A group at Fidus Partners. Previously, he was an assurance associate in the asset management group at Ernst & Young.

Alex received his Master of Accounting and a B.B.A. in Accounting and International Business, magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia.