diff --git a/src/lib/team-api.ts b/src/lib/team-api.ts
index 5877d2b..85187fa 100644
--- a/src/lib/team-api.ts
+++ b/src/lib/team-api.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const initialsOf = (name: string) =>
 /* ---- be-crm DTO types (subset used here) -------------------------------- */
 
 interface RoleRef { id: string; slug: string; name: string; color: string | null; isSystem: boolean; isOwnerRole: boolean }
-interface MemberDTO { id: string; principalId: string; jobTitle: string | null; joinedAt: string; status: "active" | "deactivated"; roles: RoleRef[]; openDeals: number }
+interface MemberDTO { id: string; principalId: string; jobTitle: string | null; joinedAt: string; status: "active" | "deactivated"; roles: RoleRef[]; openDeals: number; email?: string | null; firstName?: string | null; lastName?: string | null; displayName?: string | null }
 interface RoleDTO { id: string; slug: string; name: string; description: string | null; color: string | null; isSystem: boolean; isOwnerRole: boolean; permissions: string[]; memberCount: number }
 interface InvitationDTO { id: string; email: string; roles: RoleRef[]; invitedBy: string; createdAt: string; token?: string }
 
@@ -158,12 +158,16 @@ function useLiveTeam(): TeamData {
 
   const members: UiMember[] = useMemo(() => (membersQ.data?.items ?? []).map((m) => {
     const isYou = !!meId && m.principalId === meId;
-    const name = isYou && user?.displayName
-      ? user.displayName
-      : (m.jobTitle?.trim() || `Member ${m.principalId.replace(/^pp_/, "").slice(0, 6)}`);
+    // Prefer the member's real name/email from their CRM registration; fall back to the
+    // ACE (for the current user), then job title, then a short principal id.
+    const name = m.displayName?.trim()
+      || (isYou && user?.displayName)
+      || m.jobTitle?.trim()
+      || `Member ${m.principalId.replace(/^pp_/, "").slice(0, 6)}`;
+    const email = m.email || (isYou ? user?.email : undefined) || "";
     return {
       id: m.id, principalId: m.principalId, name, initials: initialsOf(name),
-      email: isYou && user?.email ? user.email : m.principalId,
+      email,
       title: m.jobTitle ?? "", roleIds: m.roles.map((r) => r.id), gradient: gradientFor(m.id),
       status: (m.status === "active" ? "active" : "offline") as UiStatus,
       lastActive: m.status === "active" ? "Active" : "—",