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Camilla Ley Valentin is Danish business executive who co-founded and, as of September 2015, is the chief communications officer of the internet queuing system Queue-it.[1] She is the daughter of the composer and television host Hans-Henrik Ley (1923–2014).[2]
Ley Valentin ascribes her success to her father's inspiration and to the training she received while working for A.P. Møller-Mærsk. After becoming interested in the Internet, she earned an MBA from Heriot Watt University in Scotland. She then spent a constructive period working for the IT department of Nykredit, but she began looking for a position where her work reflected her own creativity. This led her to join Fourkant in Copenhagen where she had the opportunity to concentrate on the Queue-it Internet application which she co-founded in 2010.[2] The system is designed to resolve end-user overload in order to prevent website failure.[3]
In 2012, Ley Valentin became the first woman in IT to receive the Danish "Female Entrepreneur of the Year" award hosted by Deloitte.[4]
In connection with her award, Ley Valentin explained: "My childhood home was immersed in a spirit of creativity, industriousness and achievement." For Trendsonline, she added: "There is not a single day that I go home without learning something, creating something or meeting inspiring people. That probably explains why I've kept working in the business for almost 15 years."[5]
Awards and recognitions edit
- In 2016, Ley Valentin was named one of the 50 Inspiring Women in Tech the Nordics.[6]
- In 2018, Ley Valentin was listed by Forbes as 100 Women Founders In Europe to Follow on Twitter and LinkedIn.[7]
References edit
- ^ "BLÅ BOG Camilla Ley Valentin" (in Danish). Børsen. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Selvstændighed med hjemmefra" (PDF) (in Danish). Børsen. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Camilla Ley-Valentin". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Camilla Ley Valentin: Queue-It — Globally Scaling A Software-As-A-Service Company". The Storey Exchange. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Camilla Ley Valentin fra Queue-It vinder Ivækstpris" (in Danish). Trendsonline.dk. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "These are the 50 most inspiring women in Nordic tech". Business Insider Nordic. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Kapin, Allyson. "100 Women Founders In Europe To Follow On Twitter And LinkedIn". Forbes.