Clio said today it has promoted Ronnie Gurion to president and chief operating officer, expanding the role he has served as an executive who has been with the company since joining as COO in 2021.

The company said that Gurion played a pivotal role in what has been the most consequential growth phase in its history, a period that saw annual recurring revenue climb from $100 million to $500 million.

Over the past year alone, Clio closed a $500 million Series G at a $5 billion valuation, completed its $1 billion acquisition of vLex, and launched Clio for Enterprise. The company now serves more than 400,000 legal professionals in more than 130 countries, it says.

In his expanded role, Gurion will continue overseeing global operations, go-to-market strategy, customer experience, and post-acquisition integration, while working closely with CEO and founder Jack Newton on company strategy.

“Ronnie has been the operating force behind much of what Clio has built over the past four years,” Newton said in a statement. “He brings the scale-stage experience this moment demands and has earned deep trust across our customers, our team, and our partners around the world.”

Before Clio, Gurion was GM and global head of Uber for Business, where he scaled the platform to multi-billion-dollar gross bookings across 30 countries. He previously held senior roles at Orbitz, Expedia and Airbnb.

If you want to hear from Gurion firsthand, he has twice been on my LawNext podcast:

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