ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sionic Mobile today announced that Phil Gura, Esq. has been named Chief Legal Officer and Executive Director of Fuel Retail. He is responsible for managing relationships with the Company’s outside law firms, for addressing all legal and compliance matters and for developing business relationships in the fuel retail channel. Sionic Mobile is the provider of the fast-growing Mobile Rewards Marketplace™ and ION Commerce Engine™ (ICE) mobile loyalty and payments platform.
Gura joins Sionic Mobile from Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) where he was its Chief Legal Officer and Head of Government Relations. MCX focused on providing more efficient mobile commerce solutions for merchants, consumers and financial institutions. Gura has previously worked with major corporations in the Southeast including RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc. and LaRoche Industries, Inc.
“Sionic Mobile is experiencing phenomenal growth, and its near-term goal of 2 million merchant locations and 200 million active loyalty app users requires an ultra-efficient contract process,” Gura said. “My experience at MCX managing relationships with the executives of top-tier retail brands prepared me well to serve in my new role as a member of the Sionic Mobile executive team. And, because I came to MCX from the fuel and convenience retail space, that experience should allow me to help drive further adoption of the Mobile Rewards Marketplace there.”
Gura’s specialties include corporate law, M&A, procurement, contract drafting and negotiation, regulatory compliance, finance, supply and distribution, creation and protection of intellectual property, corporate governance, litigation management, and preparation/approval of policies/ procedures. He earned his law degree at Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University. He has been named one of Georgia’s Top Rated Lawyers and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer numerous times.
Ronald Herman, CEO of Sionic Mobile, said, “Having a marketplace industry veteran like Phil join our team at this critical, rapid-growth stage of business is incredibly fortuitous. Phil’s experience allows him to quickly step in and provide immediate value to our partners, clients, staff and shareholders.”
About Sionic Mobile
Midtown Atlanta-based Sionic Mobile, a cloud-based mobile commerce company, provides white-label mobile pay and loyalty applications to partners and clients delivering rewards, savings and perks to millions of mobile consumers. The award-winning ION Commerce Engine™ (ICE) and Company-owned, GeoSense® iBeacon network drives greater adoption and more frequent app use for partners and merchants. The ICE platform features IBM Watson Analytics for partners and enterprise retailers. The Company also operates the nation’s fastest growing Mobile Rewards Marketplace™, comprised of large chain retailers and small businesses alike. Merchants pay a small fee when mobile customers pay with their apps. Visit www.SionicMobile.com.
