Patriot One Technologies Inc. announced the appointment of Karen Hersh as its Corporate Secretary effective immediately. In this role, Ms. Hersh will be responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of the Company, while supporting the board of directors on strategic matters relating to the commercial deployment of the Company’s PATSCAN Platform, corporate development initiatives and capital markets. Mike Barnsley, the current CFO, will support her transition into the role prior to retiring. Ms. Karen Hersh joins Patriot One with over 20 years of experience across a broad spectrum of finance activities including financial reporting, strategic planning and corporate finance, including mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”). She has held several senior leadership roles, most recently as the CFO for a global private equity company focused on cybersecurity technologies where she was responsible for M&A, financial reporting, and portfolio management. Prior to this role, Ms. Hersh held the positions of CFO at VIQ Solutions Inc. and Vice President of Corporate Finance & Investment Banking at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Ms. Hersh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).