As Vice President of Sales at Acumera, Phil Stead (CISSP, CISM, PCIP, PCI-QIR) leads the commercial expansion of the Acumera Reliant Platform across retail, hospitality, and convenience store verticals.

With over 25 years of experience in technology leadership, solution development, product management and integration within the retail & hospitality space, Phil has played a key role in driving digital transformation and security innovation for multi-site enterprises.

Before joining Acumera, Phil was a partner at Reliant (acquired by Acumera in 2022), where he led solution design consulting, data security advisory, and professional services. Prior to that, he served as Director of Store Systems Development at KWI, a SaaS retail technology provider, where he managed front-end POS, payment integration, and merchandising system implementations for over 125 global retail brands.

Phil’s deep expertise in edge computing, security, and retail technology positions him as a trusted leader in helping enterprises modernize their network infrastructure and digital operations