Analytics Thought Leader Lecture
The Future of Analytics:
A CEO's Perspective
Lars Björk
CEO of Qlick
Contact
Tom CoghlanVillanova Center for Business Analytics
484-686-6926
thomas.coghlan@villanova.edu
Presented By:
Lars Bjork, CEO ofQlik
Friday April 11, 2014
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Garey Hall Room 10A
Lars Björk is the Chief Executive Officer of Qlik (NASDAQ: QLIK), a global leader in business intelligence software. QlikView, Qlik's software platform, is used by over 31,000 companies in more than 100 countries.
Mr. Bjork oversaw Qlik's initial public offering (IPO) in 2010 on the NASDAQ, which was recognized as one of the year’s top tech IPOs. Under Mr. Björk’s leadership, Qlik has sustained growth of nearly 300%.
Mr. Björk is recognized as an authority on driving company culture through an accessible management style, with articles appearing in the New York Times, Forbes and Harvard Business Review and speaking engagements at conferences
including the CEO2CEO Leadership Summit and the e-G8 Forum. Recently he was nominated to participate in Startup America, a White House initiative to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship.
Before Qlik, Mr. Björk held several positions as CFO at companies such as ScandStick and Resurs Finance. He has an MBA from the University of Lund, Sweden and a Degree in Engineering from the Technical College in Helsing.