IKE Tech Announces Leadership Appointments to Support Next Phase of Growth
March 9, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
IKE Tech LLC (“IKE Tech”), a leader in AI-powered, blockchain-secured verification and authentication solutions, announced two new additions to its leadership team.
Martin Miller joins as Executive Vice President, Business Development. With over fifteen years of leadership experience in the Reduced Risk Products category — including early roles at BAT’s Nicoventures division and a career foundation at AB InBev and Unilever — Martin brings deep commercial expertise and a strong track record of building strategic partnerships in regulated industries. He will lead IKE Tech’s efforts to grow the business and develop partnerships across international markets.
Megan Hernandez joins as Chief of Staff. She will play a central role in driving the operational and technical excellence needed to support IKE Tech’s expanding programme of work, ensuring the business delivers with rigour and pace as it scales.
These appointments follow the departure of John Patterson, who steps down from his role as President. John has been instrumental in building the foundations of IKE Tech — bringing strong leadership, steadiness and commitment through the company’s earliest and most critical phase. The Board is grateful for his contribution and wishes him every success.
Commenting on the announcement, Jason Carignan, Chief Commercial Officer, IKE Tech said: "These appointments reflect both the momentum we have built and our ambition for what comes next. Martin and Megan bring exactly the commercial and operational expertise we need as we scale, and we are delighted to welcome them to the team.
“We are also grateful to John for everything he contributed in establishing IKE Tech as a genuine innovator in this space — his foundation gives us a strong platform to build from."
As the need to address youth protection and illicit trade becomes more pressing across global markets, IKE Tech stands as a leading partner for robust, technology-driven solutions — delivering across hardware, SaaS platform and blockchain-enabled capabilities.
About IKE Tech
IKE Tech is a SaaS platform providing compliance infrastructure for the nicotine industry globally. Its full-stack technology combines biometric age verification, blockchain-secured product authentication and AI-powered supply chain integrity — enabling manufacturers, retailers and regulators to meet compliance demands at scale. IKE Tech is a joint venture between Ispire Technology (NASDAQ: ISPR), Berify and Chemular. For more information visit www.iketech.com
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