"I would hire the greatest talent in the market, surround yourself with great people, surround yourself with a diversified team of people. If you empower that team, you will see great things come out of it. Make sure that you involve them in the direction of the company, and more importantly, allow them to make mistakes. If you don't allow for mistakes, you will never see great things come out of it--and you will see great creativity." -- Lars Björk
How do you create a culture of innovation?
Lars Björk, CEO, QlikTech+
Lars has held several positions as CFO in different industries such as ScandStick and Resurs Finance. He has been responsible for building internal processes and systems as well as for the financial controlling and management in the QlikTech Group. Lars joined QlikTech in 2000 as CFO, and assumed the role of CEO in October, 2007. Lars has an MBA from the University of Lund, Sweden and a Degree in Engineering from the Technical College in Helsingborg.