[July 26, 2011]

SciQuest Adds Veteran Technology Leader with Appointment of Peter N. Asmar to Vice President, Customer Operations

SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced the appointment of Peter N. Asmar to vice president, Customer Operations. Asmar brings decades of experience managing large information system teams at world class organizations to SciQuest. As Vice President of Customer Operations, he will develop strategy and lead the successful execution of SciQuest's customer facing operations. This includes client delivery, customer support, client partner and supplier network services organizations.

"We are very pleased that Peter is joining the SciQuest management team," said Stephen Wiehe, president and CEO of SciQuest. "Peter has a proven track record of consistently providing excellent customer service, both internally and externally, and completing large, complex projects on time and on budget."

Prior to joining the SciQuest team, Asmar was the Chief Information Officer at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the agency charged with implementing North Carolina public school laws and the State Board o Education's policies and procedures governing pre-kindergarten through 12th grade public education. He also served as Chief Operating Officer, Global Technology (News - Alert) at J.P. MorganChase and has held senior positions at Credit Suisse First Boston, International Paper Company and United Parcel Service.

"With extremely high satisfaction ratings from its customers, SciQuest's customer support program is sophisticated, efficient and highly successful," said Asmar. "I'm excited to help lead these customer-facing efforts and further build upon the existing programs to meet the growing demand for eProcurement solutions that drive true spend savings across entire organizations."

About SciQuest

SciQuest (NASDAQ: SQI) is a leading provider of an integrated, web-based end-to-end eProcurement solution that enables users to realize significant efficiencies and savings on their purchases of indirect goods and services. SciQuest's unique industry segment expertise and innovative "source-to-settle" approach to eProcurement enables Fortune 1000 companies and organizations in the higher education, life sciences, healthcare and public sector markets, as well as other industries, to identify savings opportunities they may otherwise have missed, while improving contract management, compliance and supplier management. SciQuest's solutions help customers turn spending into a source of savings.

SciQuest is a registered trademark of SciQuest, Inc. Other trademarks contained herein remain the property of their respective owners. For more information about SciQuest, please visit www.sciquest.com or call 888-638-7322 in the U.S. or +44 1794 341182 in Europe.

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