Stentor names Otten as its new CEO

Stentor Inc. yesterday named Jeff Otten, former CEO of Brigham & Women's (B&W) Hospital, as the IT company's new CEO.

Otten served at the Boston hospital from 1994 to 2002. In 1994, he was instrumental in the creation of Partners Healthcare, an integrated healthcare system which combined B&W and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Prior to B&W, Otten served as COO at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He also held the post of associate director and CFO at the University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center.

Stentor also announced that COO Jim Boyle will retire after a 30-year career in the IT service industry.

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