Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2002

Brian Kearns – Medquist Inc (medq)

BRIAN J. KEARNS has served as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since joining MedQuist Inc. in October 2000. Mr. Kearns is responsible for managing all accounting, treasury and investor relations functions as well as assisting in new business development and M&A activities for MedQuist. Prior to his current role, Mr. Kearns spent six years as an equity research analyst following the healthcare IT and business services sectors at Banc of America Securities and Salomon Smith Barney. Prior to that, Mr. Kearns held several financial management positions during his seven years at Johnson & Johnson. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and

then a picture of what you're doing at the present time.

Mr. Kearns: MedQuist is the largest provider of medical