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APPOINTMENTS advises the company on employment, experience, and
entrepreneurship program strategies to increase engage-
ment with U.S. veterans, National Guard and Reserve
Dorwart chairs RGCA board members, and military spouses. "The breadth of knowl-

The Retail Gift Card Association appointed its 2017- edge he [Scott] will bring to our team is invaluable,"
2018 board of directors and executive committee. The said Tom Higgins, Executive Vice President and Chief
new leadership team includes Chair Colleen Dorwart Administrative Officer at First Data.
of Cabela's Inc., Vice Chair Erin Wood of Subway, McLaughlin promoted by Mastercard
Treasurer Tim Anderson of AMC Theatres and Chair
Emeritus Timm Walsh of Regal Cinemas. Ten other retail Mastercard promoted Ed McLaughlin to President,
and industry stakeholders were named as directors. Operations and Technology. McLaughlin succeeds Rob
Reeg, who will assume a consulting role during the tran-
Gura joins Sionic Mobile sition. McLaughlin will oversee Mastercard's technology
Sionic Mobile Corp. named Phil Gura to the post of Chief functions, including the global network, processing plat-
Legal Officer and Executive Director of Fuel Retail. He forms, information security and technology operations.
is responsible for managing relationships with the com- For the past 16 months, McLaughlin has served as the
pany's outside law firms, addressing legal and compli- company's Chief Information Officer.
ance matters and developing business relationships in Smith joins i3 Verticals
the fuel retail channel. Gura joins Sionic Mobile from
Merchant Customer Exchange where he served as Chief i3 Verticals LLC welcomed Marcus Smith to the com-
Legal Officer and Head of Government Relations. pany as Vice President of Risk and Operations. Smith
brings 20 years of experience in the electronic payments
Kelly joins First Data Military Advisory Council industry to i3, having most recently served a large indus-

First Data welcomed former NASA astronaut Scott try peer company in a range of key positions, includ-
Kelly to its Military Advisory Council. The council ing Senior Vice President of Merchant Operations and
Senior Vice President of Risk Management.