Masanotti named as new CEO of MedQuist

MedQuist has named Peter Masanotti as its new CEO, who will join the company on Sept. 16.

Masanotti was most recently managing director and global head of Business Process Sourcing at Deutsche Bank, where he was responsible for the offshore and onshore labor for the investment banking platform, according to the Mount Laurel, N.J.-based MedQuist. Previously, he was chief operating officer (COO) and executive vice president of OfficeTiger, a knowledge process outsourcing firm, servicing major investment banks.

Prior to that, Masanotti was COO of Geller & Company, a finance and accounting outsourcing firm. The company said that he also held executive positions at Baltimore Technologies, a Dublin, Ireland-based e-security solutions provider, and at International Telecommunication Data Systems, a billing and customer care solutions provider to the wireless telecommunications industry.

Robert Aquilina, MedQuist chairman of the board said that Mark Ivie, who had been serving as MedQuist’s interim president and CEO, will continue to serve as chief technology officer.

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