What Customers and Partners Can Expect from new Qlik CEO Saugata Saha
A clear vision, candid communication, strong execution, and a focus on creating value together.
In his first interview as Qlik CEO, Saugata Saha shares what customers and partners can expect from his leadership and why collaboration across the Qlik ecosystem will be central to the opportunity ahead.
In the full conversation, Saugata also discusses:
What drew him to Qlik
His perspective on data and AI
The importance of Qlik’s customers and partner ecosystem
His priorities for the first 90–100 days
Watch the full conversation:
As Saugata shares, the future is bright! To help you look ahead in style, we're sending Qlik sunglasses to our Qlik Community members 😎
Please join us in welcoming Saugata to Qlik and the Qlik Community. Share your reactions and thoughts with Saugata below, and we will send you a pair of Qlik shades (while supplies last).
Welcome Saugata ! Congratulations on stepping into the CEO role. I'm excited about what your background in enterprise data and AI will bring to the team, and I'm looking forward to being part of this next chapter.
"Without data, you're just another person with an opinion." — W. Edwards Deming.
Welcome to Qlik, Saugata, and congratulations on stepping into the role.
What stood out for me from the interview was the emphasis on unlocking value from the data organisations already have, and on the partner ecosystem being central to getting there. It matches what we see on the ground every day: the hard part isn't picking a model, it's delivering AI that's governed, trusted, and wired into real decisions and workflows.
We're excited to keep growing the partnership and helping enterprises move from traditional dashboards to embedded, decision-centric, and increasingly agentic analytics on Qlik — with the governance and scale customers expect.
One thing I'd love your perspective on: as agentic analytics matures, where do you see the biggest opportunity for Qlik and its partners to co-innovate over the next couple of years?
Hi @maartenw if you would like a pair of Qlik sunglasses, please enable private messaging and send me a note. I was unable to PM you. I love the eclipse reference, by the way!
Hi @PawelSz if you would like a pair of Qlik sunglasses, please enable private messaging and send me a note. I was unable to PM you with the details. Thanks!
Thank you for the warm welcome, and for such thoughtful comments and questions. Genuinely appreciate it. A few weeks in, still very much in listening mode, but comments like these, on how and where we show up in the market, portfolio positioning and integration, and where we're headed with AI, are exactly the kind of conversations happening across the leadership team as we map out where we're headed.
hi PawelSz, i had the same issue, and looking a bit through community help it looks like it is the ranking that does this. i also contacted Sarah about this, and lets hope we get those sunglasses 🙂
The future is definitely looking bright at Qlik—and with those shades, it’s looking even brighter! 😎☀️
Excited to see the ideas, innovation, and energy Saugata brings to the Qlik Community. Here’s to new beginnings, great conversations, and an even brighter data-driven future! 🚀📊
