Bengaluru: Qlik Technologies, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI), has announced the appointment of Saugata Saha as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 31, 2026.
Based in New York City, Saugata Saha joins Qlik from S&P Global, where he most recently served as President of S&P Global Market Intelligence and Chief Enterprise Data Officer.
He succeeds Mike Capone, who stepped down after leading the company for eight years.
The appointment of Saugata Saha marks a significant leadership transition for Qlik as the company continues to strengthen its global position in enterprise AI, analytics, and trusted data solutions.
Qlik said Saha brings deep expertise in building, scaling, and commercializing large enterprise data and intelligence platforms.
During his tenure at S&P Global, Saugata Saha led both the Energy division and the Market Intelligence division through periods of transformation, accelerated revenue growth, and margin expansion.
He also became the company’s first Chief Enterprise Data Officer, where he focused on accelerating AI adoption, improving productivity, and enhancing interoperability and distribution of enterprise data.
As Qlik advances its mission of helping enterprises convert trusted data into business action, Saugata Saha will lead the company’s next phase of product innovation and commercial expansion.
Qlik currently serves more than 30,000 global customers, including over 75% of the Fortune 500 companies.
The company is also recognized as a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader across data integration, augmented data quality, and analytics and business intelligence, making it the only vendor to achieve leadership across all three categories.
“Qlik has built something rare: the ability to turn fragmented data into real outcomes at scale in the AI era,” said Saugata Saha, incoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Qlik.
“The defining challenge in Enterprise AI is making data trusted, connected, and adaptable enough to work across any environment.
That is where Qlik is uniquely positioned to enable customers to move from pilots to real business impact. I look forward to partnering with this talented team and our customers to achieve our mission of making data work for AI and making AI work for business.”
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Mike Lipps, Chairman of Qlik’s Board of Directors and an Operating Partner at Thoma Bravo, welcomed the appointment of Saugata Saha and highlighted his experience in enterprise data and platform transformation.
“We are delighted to welcome a leader of Saugata’s caliber to Qlik,” said Mike Lipps. “He brings exactly the depth of enterprise data and platform experience that Qlik needs to accelerate its next phase of growth.
We are confident he will build on the strong foundation that the company’s excellent team has established. We are also deeply grateful to Mike Capone for his outstanding contributions to Qlik over the past eight years.”
Seth Boro, Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo, said Saugata Saha possesses extensive expertise in building AI-driven data and intelligence platforms that support organizations at scale.
“Saugata has extensive experience in building AI-driven data and intelligence products and platforms that organizations depend on at scale,” said Seth Boro. “
He understands what it takes to innovate at scale, while supporting enterprise product adoption, which is precisely what Qlik’s next chapter of growth requires.
Qlik sits at the heart of how enterprises manage and act on their data, and that role will only grow more consequential as agentic AI reshapes how businesses operate.”
Before joining Qlik, Saugata Saha served as President of the Market Intelligence division at S&P Global while also holding the role of Chief Enterprise Data Officer and serving on the company’s executive committee.
Earlier in his career, he served as President of the Energy Division and previously held leadership roles including CFO of the Market Intelligence and Platts divisions. He also worked in Corporate Strategy and served as COO of Global Technology at S&P Global.
Prior to S&P Global, Saugata Saha spent seven years at McKinsey & Co. in New York, focusing on financial services, private equity, and fintech clients.
He started his professional journey at The Godrej Group in India, where he worked across sales, e-commerce product development, and the Office of the Chairman.
Saugata Saha holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from St. Xavier’s College Kolkata, a Postgraduate Diploma from Xavier Institute of Management, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Qlik helps organizations derive more value from AI with trusted and controlled data solutions. The company provides trusted data products, analytics capabilities, and AI agents designed to help businesses reduce risk, manage operating costs, and scale AI responsibly.
Used by 75% of the Fortune 500, Qlik supports customers worldwide and integrates with the systems and partners enterprises already use, enabling flexibility without vendor lock-in.
