MedQuist today announced that Frank Lavelle, its current President, and Linda Reino, the company's Chief Operating Officer, will be resigning to pursue other opportunities. Howard Hoffmann, who has served as CEO for nearly three years, will take over the responsibilities of President. Mark Ivie, the company's Chief Technology Officer, and Michael Clark, Senior Vice President of Operations, will together assume the former Chief Operating Officer's responsibilities, which in large measure they had shared prior to the establishment of the COO position.

MedQuist CEO Hoffmann stated that, ”Frank has served as President of the company for more than two years, during a period of extraordinary change within the company and our industry as a whole. We've responded well to these changes, and Frank has certainly played an important role in that. We appreciate all he has done.â€� In speaking of Ms. Reino, Hoffmann said, ”Linda has also been here during a number of key recent changes in operations. We appreciate her contributions on that front and wish her well.â€�

Consistent with its ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance operational performance, the company has no current plans to fill either position.

About MedQuist:

MedQuist, a member of the Philips Group of Companies, is a leading provider of electronic medical transcription, health information and document management products and services. MedQuist provides document workflow management, digital dictation, speech recognition, mobile dictation devices, Web-based transcription, electronic signature, medical coding products and outsourcing services.

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