As your president for the 2008-2009 year, let me start by saying how excited and committed I am to the success of our organization. Quest has played an important role in helping my company achieve greater benefits from our ERP system in the years I have been involved. It is my hope that in serving as Quest president, we can bring that same level of satisfaction and success to each of your organizations.

With all of the changes in the ERP industry over the past several years, Quest has given its members a consistent and sustainable voice and representation. Today, we are stronger as an organization and provide even greater value to all of our members. As a Quest member, each of us has a responsibility to actively participate in Quest conferences, regional meetings and communicate with our board of directors, thus bringing a unified voice to our partnership discussions with Oracle.

The software and information technology industries are ever changing and growing. One of my goals for our Quest community over the next year is that we stay abreast of these changes. Our focus will be structured on how we can make those changes work for all Quest members in a positive way, thus delivering a greater return on our Oracle investments.

I will be communicating with you frequently over the next year and it is important to me that you understand I am not the only leader in this organization. Each Quest president, like me, is fortunate to serve with a member-elected Board of Directors as a support system and compass. Leading Quest is never up to just one person, and this year’s composition of directors on the board is more diverse than in years past. Our board has representatives from various businesses and IT functions within our member community, and each has experience with an impressive variety of products and services. Your voice is very important to us, so don’t hesitate to seek us out at meetings and events, and provide us your input, feedback and suggestions. Quest is truly member-driven and we all are responsible to contribute to the direction of our organization.

I would like to thank our outgoing president, Steve McDowell, for his outstanding leadership, vision and planning that has contributed to our future. Under Steve’s leadership we have become more strategic in the way we think and in our ability to mine for opportunities that differentiate the value proposition of Quest to all of our members, vendors and Oracle. Steve has been a tremendous help in preparing me for the exciting journey of being Quest’s president, and thanks to his passion and vision for our organization, I am fortunate enough to be taking the reins at a great time in Quest’s history.

As always, remember that you are Quest. I am looking forward to an exciting year of leading what I have come to know as one of the best organizations in the Oracle community.

Sincerely,

Roger W. Parks

President
Quest International Users Group