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About Us

Building better experiences. Driving better business.

Teak helps companies grow revenue while giving their customers the flexibility they want. Formerly known as Protecht, we have provided millions of people with more flexibility and better experiences.

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Our Operating Principles.

Customer obsession

Customer obsession

We believe in always finding new ways to solve problems and drive value for our partners.

Relentless innovation

Relentless innovation

We take thoughtful risks and seek out solutions that are better than the way things have been done before.

Human first

Human first

We treat people with compassion and strive for every interaction with us to be a positive experience.

Reliable expertise

Reliable expertise

We are a team of experts who are dedicated to creating and executing at the highest standards.

Our leadership

  • Bryan Derbyshire

    Bryan Derbyshire

    Founder & CEO

  • Mark Kramer

    Mark Kramer

    COO/CTO

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    Randy Befumo

    CFO

  • Brian Panicko

    Brian Panicko

    VP, Sales & Channel Partnerships

  • Ali Taylor

    Ali Taylor

    VP, Strategy & Marketing

  • Lance Geng

    Lance Geng

    VP, Engineering

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    Brian Miesbauer

    VP, Product

  • Brandon Toller

    Brandon Toller

    VP, Solutions Delivery & Optimization

  • Steve Williams

    Steve Williams

    VP, Customer Success & Revenue Operations

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