Oded Blatman joined Ledger on September 9, 2026, as chief information officer and chief security officer. The hardware wallet maker merged two jobs it had kept apart, the company said on its own blog1. Blatman reports to Pascal Gauthier, Ledger's chairman and chief executive. His job now covers cyber security, product security through Ledger's research team the Donjon, physical security, risk management and internal IT.
The fourth executive hire at Ledger on the record since 2018
Every move CryptoLately has verified there, by the day it became public
Moves: The Moves Ledger, CryptoLately's record of verified leadership moves, Oct. 3, 2016 to Oct. 2, 2026.
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Nov. 26, 2018 | Skalkotos became Global Head of Ledger Vault. Demetrios Skalkotos was named Global Head of Ledger Vault of Ledger |
| April 24, 2019 | Gauthier became CEO. Pascal Gauthier was named Chief Executive Officer of Ledger |
| Dec. 5, 2019 | Guillemet became CTO. Charles Guillemet was named Chief Technology Officer of Ledger |
| March 20, 2026 | Andrews became CFO. John Andrews was named Chief Financial Officer of Ledger |
| Sept. 9, 2026 | Blatman became Chief Information Officer. Oded Blatman was named Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer of Ledger |
45 executive hires on the record in 2026 so far
Executive hires CryptoLately has verified, by year; 2026 through Oct. 2, 2026
- 2026: 45
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Moves: The Moves Ledger, CryptoLately's record of verified leadership moves, Oct. 3, 2016 to Oct. 2, 2026.
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2025 | 59 |
| 2026 | 45 |
Blatman spent five years in the same combined role at Fireblocks, the crypto infrastructure firm. He built its global security team there, Ledger's announcement said1. Before that, Blatman ran security at Bank Hapoalim, Israel's largest bank. He held the same dual role at ClickSoftware through its sale to Salesforce. CryptoBriefing reported that crypto firms lost $1.4 billion to hacks and exploits over the year before the appointment, a number the outlet credits to Ledger's chief technology officer, Charles Guillemet2.
Why Ledger merged the two roles
Gauthier framed the hire around the speed of the threat Ledger says it faces. “Security is Ledger's core proposition, and the threat environment is moving faster than at any point in this industry's history,” Gauthier said. He added that “very few people anywhere have run security in our industry at this scale”1. Blatman put his own mandate in similar terms. “I joined Ledger to connect product security, enterprise technology and resilience, and to help build the trust infrastructure for what comes next,” Blatman said.
CryptoBriefing placed the hire inside a run of security moves at Ledger. The outlet reported that Ledger released an AI tool called Cerberus on September 4, 2026, to scan for flaws, five days before naming Blatman. Ledger and rival Trezor jointly called for disclosure rules on critical flaws on September 7, 2026. That was two days before Blatman's September 9 appointment, CryptoBriefing reported2. The outlet also reported that Ledger rolled out an AI security plan in April 2026. That plan includes a "Proof of Human" check slated for the fourth quarter of 2026. The check is built to confirm a real person, rather than an AI agent or deepfake, is behind a sensitive transaction.
What to watch
Ledger points to its own event, Ledger OP3N, on October 15, 2026. The event, Ledger says, holds the biggest set of announcements in its history, five weeks after Blatman's September 9 hire1. Ledger's "Proof of Human" check, described in CryptoBriefing's report, is due in the fourth quarter of 2026. A working launch would test whether Blatman's merged role produces a real product, rather than just a reorganized title2.
Sources
- "Oded Blatman Joins Ledger as CIO and CSO," Ledger, September 9, 2026, https://www.ledger.com/blog-ledger-appoints-oded-blatman
- "Ledger consolidates technology and security oversight amid rising AI threats," CryptoBriefing, September 9, 2026, https://cryptobriefing.com/ledger-consolidates-security-ai-threats/