Knak started with a simple idea: Let's make life easier for marketers.

Now hundreds of the world's top brands and tens of thousands of marketers rely on Knak, and we set the standard for email and landing page creation platforms.

Knak started with a simple idea

Our Story

Built by marketers, designed for everyone.

We were marketers before we were email experts, so we know what teams are looking for.

Most marketers got into Marketing as an outlet for their creativity. But between needing to know HTML or coordinating with agencies or having to fill in forms to produce assets, creativity increasingly seems like a distant afterthought.

Knak exists to lead the fight for creativity in marketing. To lead the movement against robots coming for Marketers jobs, and to make sure Marketers talents are used for creativity, not for entering data into forms.

Built By Marketers

The team

AKA our secret weapon

From a small group that started in our CEO's basement to a diverse team that spans Canada, the Knak staff has grown, and our commitment to building a product-first, customer-led company remains the same. Here are the world-class people who make it happen.

Pierce Ujjainwalla
Co-Founder & CEO
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Brendan Farnand
Co-Founder & COO
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Patrick Proulx
Co-Founder & CTO
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Chris Davies
Chief Creative Officer
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Joel Chretien
Software Development Manager
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James Abell
Senior Developer
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Felix Feng
Senior Developer
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Fernando Benavides
Developer
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Jack Steele
Developer/Email Specialist
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Nik Argiropoulos
Junior Developer
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Aidan MacMillan
Co-Op Software Developer
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David Ellis
Integrations Developer
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Brady Riordan
Full-Stack Developer
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Shyley Beauty
Email Developer
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Marco Cultrera
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
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Trevor Smith
Head of Cloud Operations
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Sebastian Frank
Co-Op Email Designer
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Kassia Clifford
Security and Compliance Manager
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Spencer Bull
Customer Project Manager
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Felix Higgs
Senior Customer Success Manager
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Alfred Markut Jr
Customer Success Manager
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Andrew Maxwell
Customer Support Specialist
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Sam Munro
Product Manager
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Ruth Watson
Customer Marketing Manager
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Kelly Rigole
Sales Operations Director
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Sakinna Gairey
Sales Operations Manager
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Nancy Borgognoni
Account Executive
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Morgan Charlebois
Account Executive
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Adam Young
Account Manager
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Charles Kijek
Business Development Representative
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Christopher Chan
Financial Controller
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Cole Van Wyk
Senior Accountant
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Lindsay Jobin
Office Administrator
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Kimberley Brooks
HR Business Partner
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Sienna Benson
HR Coordinator
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Zak Michalyshyn
Talent Acquisition Lead
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Emalie Tavares
Finance Manager
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Starburst

Words we live by

Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for, and how we act. At Knak, we’re committed to living out these values every day and doing what’s right for our customers, partners, and employees.

 

Starburst

“Despite there being a huge amount to do, the healthy work-life balance is actively encouraged. Everyone shuts down at 5PM, which has allowed me to keep putting a lot of time into my own personal interests and hobbies. This is a huge change in culture from my last job.”

Current Knak Employee - Glassdoor

Glassdoor 5 stars

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Board of Advisors

Our Board of Advisors is a group of men and women who play an official mentorship role at Knak. They are some of the most innovative, pioneering leaders in the industry, and we’re so happy to have them in our corner.

Board member Robert Ashe
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Robert Ashe

Advisory Board Member,
Georgian Partners

Board member Leah MacMillan
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Leah MacMillan

Chief Marketing Officer,
Trend Micro

Board member Mychelle Mollot
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Mychelle Mollot

Chief Marketing Officer,
Solace

Board member Pascal St. Jean
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Pascal St. Jean

Small Business Chair,
TEC Canada

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Robert Ashe

Robert Ashe is the former President and CEO of Cognos Inc. First appointed President in 2002 and CEO in 2004, he held both roles until the company was acquired by IBM in 2007 for $4.9 billion, IBM’s largest software acquisition to date. After the acquisition, Mr. Ashe served as IBM’s General Manager of Business Analytics for several years.

Currently, he is a director of ServiceSource International, Inc., MSCI, Inc., Shopify, and Halogen Software, Inc.

Mr. Ashe holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from the University of Ottawa and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.

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Leah MacMillan

As CMO at Trend Micro, Leah MacMillan is responsible for all aspects of global marketing strategy and operations, including driving brand awareness for the organization and the solutions it offers. She is passionate about high-tech innovation and storytelling, and these interests have fueled a successful career that included senior positions at Entrust and Cognos, and, more recently, an executive position at IBM.

Ms. MacMillan holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and International Business from McGill University.

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Mychelle Mollot

Mychelle Mollot is the CMO at Solace, where she is responsible for all aspects of the company’s marketing strategy and operations. Prior to her role at Solace, Mychelle served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Klipfolio and as Vice President and CMO for the WebSphere and Business Analytics divisions of IBM, where she launched the Smarter Analytics component of IBM’s Smarter Planet.

Ms. Mollot holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Geophysics from Queen’s University.

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Pascal St. Jean

Pascal St. Jean is a born entrepreneur, innovator, and life-long learner. His remarkable business achievements have earned him a respected reputation as a passionate leader, visionary, and advisor.

Pascal is the founder of many successful ventures, including Picsphere and Citadel Rock Communities, Inc., and he serves as a strategic advisor to many start-up businesses in the Ottawa region. His current focus is to establish Ottawa as a tech and business hub by championing local businesses and their leaders.

Mr. St. Jean holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Ottawa.

Knak at a glance

We're proud of what we've built. Our culture is rooted in our mission: to make email creation simple so great design is within reach for anyone, anywhere.

We're driven by customer success, and we work hard to find innovative ways to deliver happiness, one email at a time.

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