Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 5, 2004

STEPHEN WIEHE – SCIQUEST INC (SQST)

STEPHEN WIEHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of SciQuest, Inc., is directly responsible for the management, growth and success of SciQuest's business operations. He oversees all of the company's day-to- day operations in addition to leading corporate strategic initiatives. Mr. Wiehe has significant experience as a successful technology entrepreneur as well as in senior corporate management. Prior to SciQuest, he served as Senior Director ' Strategic Investments and Mergers and Acquisitions at SAS Institute in Raleigh, North Carolina. He joined SAS in June 2000, after SAS acquired DataFlux Corporation, where he had served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Before joining DataFlux, he had been Managing Director/Europe and Senior Executive Vice President for SunGard Treasury Systems, a division of SunGard Data Systems, Inc., and President and Chief Executive Officer of Multinational Computer Models, Inc., which was sold to SunGard Data Systems in 1998. Mr. Wiehe started his career with the General Electric Company. He graduated from its renowned Financial Management Program with honors and became Treasurer of GE Plastics. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief history of SciQuest, and an overview of your

products and operations.

Mr. Wiehe: SciQuest was founded in 1997 and the original vision of

SciQuest was that of a B2B