Alternative Ballistics Appoints Sertan Ayçiçek to Help Drive Global Expansion, Strategic Investment and Commercial Growth
Alternative Ballistics adds a global investments and strategic affairs executive to support commercialization, funding relationships and international less-lethal market expansion.
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Alternative Ballistics (ALBC) appointed seasoned less-lethal technology entrepreneur and international business leader Sertan Ayçiçek as Executive President – Global Investments & Strategic Affairs. He brings more than 25 years of experience across business, investment, diplomacy and strategic capital, including prior senior roles in less-lethal technologies and international commercialization.
Ayçiçek will work directly with CEO Steve Luna to develop relationships with private investors, family offices and strategic capital sources, and to pursue international partnerships, joint ventures, licensing and distribution opportunities. The company is executing a multi-market strategy built around its patented The Alternative® product for law enforcement and The Home Defense™ solution for consumers, with additional focus on international markets, technology transfer and strategic partnerships.
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- New executive role focused on global investments is created to cultivate private investors, family offices and strategic capital sources for Alternative Ballistics.
- Direct international less-lethal experience from Ayçiçek’s work at Wattozz and with BolaWrap® distribution supports the company’s commercialization and market expansion aims.
- Multi-market growth strategy around The Alternative® and The Home Defense™ is backed by a dedicated executive targeting partnerships, licensing, joint ventures and distribution.
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Seasoned less-lethal technology entrepreneur and internationally recognized business leader brings commercialization, strategic capital and global business expertise to the Company
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alternative Ballistics Corporation (OTCQB: ALBC) (“Alternative Ballistics” or the “Company”), a public safety technology company developing innovative less-lethal solutions, today announced the appointment of Sertan Ayçiçek as Executive President – Global Investments & Strategic Affairs.
Ayçiçek is a globally recognized business leader, entrepreneur and strategic capital expert with more than 25 years of international experience spanning business, investment and diplomacy. Throughout his executive career, Ayçiçek has been recognized four times as “CEO of the Year.” Through his work in diplomacy and international business, he has developed relationships with numerous former prime ministers, ministers and senior government officials around the world.
Ayçiçek currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of IKAR Holdings and Chairman of Switzerland-based Royal Funds. He also serves as Vice President of the Swiss Academy for Leadership and Sustainability and is a member of the Sovereign Investors Council. His work focuses on the intersection of global capital flows, strategic investment, geopolitics and economic development.
Less-lethal technologies have played a significant role throughout Ayçiçek’s career. He previously served as a senior executive at Wattozz, a company that developed what it describes as the world’s first wireless electroshock device, where he was actively involved in the technology’s development, commercialization and international market expansion. His experience in the less-lethal sector also includes his role in the introduction and distribution of Wrap Technologies’ BolaWrap® technology in Turkey.
After evaluating The Alternative®, The Home Defense™, the Company’s intellectual property portfolio and its broader commercialization strategy, Ayçiçek identified what he believes is a compelling opportunity to help Alternative Ballistics advance its strategic investment, international business development and global growth initiatives.
“What makes this opportunity with Sertan particularly meaningful is that he knows this industry. He has developed less-lethal technology, worked to commercialize it internationally and understands what it takes to turn technology into a real business. His perspective on what we have built and the markets we are pursuing reinforces our confidence in the opportunity ahead,” said Steve Luna, Chief Executive Officer, Alternative Ballistics Corporation.
Focused on Growth and Execution
Alternative Ballistics is advancing a multi-market strategy built around The Alternative® for professional and law-enforcement applications and The Home Defense™ for the consumer market, together with international distribution, licensing, technology-transfer and strategic partnership opportunities.
As Executive President – Global Investments & Strategic Affairs, Ayçiçek will work directly with Luna to develop relationships with private investors, family offices and strategic capital sources, while pursuing international partnerships, licensing opportunities, joint ventures, distribution relationships, and government and public-safety initiatives.
“What attracted me to Alternative Ballistics is the scale of what I believe can be built here. I don’t see just one product or one market. I see patented technology with opportunities across professional public safety, the consumer market and international markets, with additional potential through licensing and strategic partnerships.
“Quite frankly, if I had known about The Alternative® technology at the time, I would never have gone down the path of developing a wireless electroshock technology. The Alternative® takes a fundamentally different and, in my view, stronger approach to the problem I was trying to solve years ago, while preserving access to the user’s existing firearm platform and providing an additional less-lethal option.
“After evaluating The Alternative®, The Home Defense™ and the Company’s broader strategy, I believe Alternative Ballistics presents a compelling opportunity within the less-lethal technology sector. I see more than a single product here; I see a patented technology platform with the potential to scale across professional public safety, the consumer market and international markets. I look forward to applying my experience, global relationships and strategic capital perspective to help the Company pursue international growth, strategic partnerships, investment and licensing opportunities and convert that potential into measurable value.” — Sertan Ayçiçek
“This engagement is about execution. We have spent years building and protecting our technology. We are now focused on turning that foundation into commercial opportunities. Sertan’s industry experience and international relationships can strengthen those efforts as Alternative Ballistics moves into its next stage of development,” said Steve Luna, Chief Executive Officer, Alternative Ballistics Corporation.
About Alternative Ballistics Corporation
Alternative Ballistics Corporation (OTCQB: ALBC) is a public safety technology company focused on developing innovative less-lethal solutions for law-enforcement professionals and responsible firearm owners.
The Company’s patented technologies include The Alternative®, developed for professional and law-enforcement applications, and The Home Defense™, developed for the consumer market.
The Alternative® utilizes a proprietary projectile designed to capture a fired round and reduce its velocity before impact, providing an additional less-lethal option while maintaining access to the user’s existing firearm platform.
Alternative Ballistics is pursuing a multi-channel strategy encompassing professional, consumer and international markets, together with potential licensing, strategic partnership and technology-transfer opportunities.
For additional information, visit AlternativeBallistics.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Alternative Ballistics Corporation’s business strategy, commercialization efforts, international expansion, strategic relationships, investment opportunities, licensing initiatives and future growth.
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to successfully commercialize its products; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key employees, regulatory developments affecting the less-lethal technology industry; the Company’s ability to secure and maintain necessary patents and intellectual property rights; competition in the less-lethal technology market; the Company’s ability to raise additional capital as needed; changes in economic conditions; and other risks detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Alternative Ballistics Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.
Company Contact
info@alternativeballistics.com
www.alternativeballistics.com
Investor Relations
Adam S. Holdsworth
MZ Group – MZ North America
305-341-9451
ALBC@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us
