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I recently had the opportunity to visit the QuestNet India office in Bangalore. In fact, I was the first Director to visit the office since the prolonged India crisis which is still in the midst of being resolved. Suresh Thimiri, the Acting CEO of QuestNet Enterprises India introduced me to his dynamic team of 15-20 people who are working very hard to overcome the challenges of the market and give QuestNet a fresh new face in India.

During my three-day stay in Bangalore, I also had the chance to watch a product demonstration and meet up with potential suppliers for new products and consumables that will soon be introduced into the market. In-line with the company’s resolution to ‘go green’, we are looking at introducing a range of environmentally-friendly cleaning products that will certainly be well-received if accompanied by a strong marketing strategy. Other products under consideration include meal replacement products, and also unique interchangeable jewellery which is aimed at the Mumbai market.

Meeting face to face with the team also gave me the opportunity to talk to them about the history of the QI Group and QuestNet, our diversity, our strengths and how our employees are our greatest, most priced assets. I also told them about our newly acquired building in Malaysia and briefed them about our sponsorship involvements in the AFC and motorsports arena. As a Group, we pride ourselves on giving back to the communities in which we operate, hence, I shared with them some of RYTHM Foundation’s projects which have successfully been carried out in the past year. Last but not least, we discussed the company’s expansion plan for 2010/2011 into countries such as Brazil, Japan, US and Russia.

At the end of my trip, I felt a certain sense of satisfaction because I was able to get my message across to the India team about the importance of interacting and interfacing with their international counterparts, be it the Customer Support team, IT, Finance or even Logistics. Just like the wheels of a cart, whichever part of the world we are in, nothing is possible without integration and cooperation. Teamwork is a must in order for us to collectively achieve our individual goals and missions. The India team especially needs to shift from their former perception of QuestNet, to acknowledge the new, legitimate positioning of the company, while realising that each individual is a key influent in his or her own right.

To the QuestNet India team, my prayers and well wishes are always with you!

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Monday, June 07, 2010 2:37:19 PM (China Standard Time, UTC+08:00)

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Richard Zinkiewicz
Group Director for International Operations
QI Ltd

Richard Zinkiewicz is Group Director for International Operations on the Board of QI Ltd, a global conglomerate with over 25 offices worldwide, including 3 major centres in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Joining QI in April 1999 as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Zi, as he is popularly known, has been a critical member of the core management team responsible for the Group's expansion through vertical integration of its core businesses, balancing of cash flow needs, and diversification into new business sectors through investment opportunities.

Mr. Zinkiewicz has over 25 years international business experience, initially qualifying as a Canadian Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young), and later on holding key senior positions in Canada, Europe and Asia. It was in the early 90's where Mr. Zinkiewicz gained a deep understanding of the powerful and unique network marketing business model and the art of balancing and managing the needs of the company against the needs of its distributors.

It was this experience that kept him in good stead when he joined QI Ltd, whose flagship subsidiary, QuestNet, operated as an international direct selling and network marketing company. In the years that followed, he helped with the phenomenal growth of the QI Group of Companies, representing the Group as its public spokesperson and advocating the tremendous potential of the network marketing industry in different parts of the world as well as proudly touting its corporate mission of RYTHM (Raise Yourself To Help Mankind) and its consensus management style decision making.

Born in Poland on a farm outside Luban, Mr. Zinkiewicz moved to Canada with his mother and sister at the age of 10. He was significantly influenced by his mother whom he considers his true hero and from whom he learnt his most important lesson, the importance of black and white honesty. He says, "the human mind often tends to rationalise in the grey area, but my mother taught me the importance of simple, straight forward and sincere honesty''.

Surprisingly, apart from his mother, his heroes are not any major world leaders of the past or present, but everyday people that he meets in the course of his life. "I believe you can learn a little bit from everyone, even and especially those you may not like much because those are lessons you will remember always." He counts his elementary math teacher and a former boss in Ernst & Whinney as two significant people who helped shape his thinking. He respects and admires historic explorers, international athletes, and anybody who embodies the attributes of hard work and excellence.

His philosophy in life is simple, "everyday I remind myself it is important I do something positive to help someone and leave the world a better place to live in".

An avid outdoor person, Mr. Zinkiewicz hikes regularly, works out at the gym and loves adventure sports. When he is not zipping around the world closing business deals, he lives in Hong Kong with his wife Vanessa Liu and their two dogs, Oscar and Milky.