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Exhibit 99.1
Investor Relations Contact: Staci Strauss Mortenson, ICR
Email: IR@qliktech.com; Phone: 484-685-0578
QlikTech Appoints Deborah Hopkins, Chief Innovation Officer of Citi, To Its Board of Directors
Radnor, PA. April 6, 2011 Qlik Technologies Inc. (QlikTech) (Nasdaq: QLIK), a leader in
Business Discovery user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), today announced that Deborah Hopkins,
chief innovation officer of Citi, has joined its board of directors as an independent officer,
becoming its eighth member.
With significant leadership positions at various multinational companies, Debbys vast experience
in the convergence of finance, technology and innovation will be a tremendous asset as we seek to
further expand our business, said Lars Björk, chief executive officer, QlikTech.
As Citis Chief Innovation Officer, Ms. Hopkins focuses on building partnerships with venture
capitalists, start-ups, corporations, universities and thought leaders to support the incubation of
emerging technologies in the design, development and implementation of disruptive customer centric
business models. She also serves as Chairman of Citis venture capital initiatives. Since joining
Citi in 2003, Ms. Hopkins previous positions included Chief Operations and Technology Officer, and
head of Corporate Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions. She has co-chaired Citis womens initiative
and for five years served on the board of directors for Citibank N.A. and Citicorp Holdings, Inc.
QlikTech is at the heart of what I have spent my career helping to create an innovative company
with an exceptional product that uses technology to make businesses smarter, said Hopkins. I look
forward to working closely with the board and the executive team to build on QlikTechs success.
Prior to joining Citi, Ms. Hopkins was CFO at Boeing, CFO at Lucent Technologies, and served
on the Board of Directors of the DuPont Company for five years. She is also an advisor to
Riverwood Capital.
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About QlikTech
QlikTech (NASDAQ: QLIK) is a leader in Business Discovery user-driven Business
Intelligence (BI). QlikTechs powerful, accessible Business Discovery solution bridges the gap
between traditional business intelligence solutions and standalone office productivity
applications. Its QlikView Business Discovery platform enables intuitive user-driven analysis that
can be implemented in days or weeks rather than months, years, or not at all. The in-memory
associative search technology it pioneered allows users to explore information freely rather than
being confined to a predefined path of questions. QlikView Business Discovery works with existing
BI applications and adds new capabilities: insight for everyone, zero-wait analysis, mobility, an
applike model, remixability and reassembly, and a social and collaborative experience.
Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, QlikTech has offices around the world serving approximately
18,000 customers in over 100 countries.
QlikTech and QlikView are trademarks or registered trademarks of QlikTech or its subsidiaries in
the U.S. and other countries. Other company names, product names and company logos mentioned herein
are the trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements
regarding the value and effectiveness of our products, the introduction of product enhancements or
additional products and our growth, expansion and market leadership, that involve risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which, if they do not materialize or prove correct,
could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are
statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements containing the
words predicts, plan, expects, anticipates, believes, goal, target, estimate,
potential, may, will, might, could, momentum, and similar words. We intend all such
forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for
forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in such statements due to various
factors, including but not limited to: risks and uncertainties inherent in our business; our
ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers; our ability to effectively sell,
service and support our products; our ability to manage our international operations; our ability
to compete effectively; our ability to develop and introduce new products and add-ons or
enhancements to existing products; our ability to continue to promote and maintain our brand in a
cost-effective manner; our ability to manage growth; our ability to attract and retain key
personnel; the scope and validity of intellectual property rights applicable to our products;
adverse economic conditions in general and adverse economic conditions specifically affecting the
markets in which we operate; and other risks more fully described in our publicly available filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of
future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views
as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will
cause our views to change. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date
subsequent to the date of this press release.