Myles MacBean

Myles joined the Walt Disney Internet Group in 2000 where he has held a variety of international responsibilities across commercial, technical and production disciplines. In his present role Myles has general management responsibility for Disney's online and interactive TV portfolio in EMEA and Latin America, technology/operations responsibility for Disney's online services outside of the US and he is managing director of Walt Disney Hungary Ltd.

Prior to joining Disney, Myles worked in major telecoms and Internet organizations, starting in semiconductor optoelectronic device engineering and progressing to software/systems engineering. He became involved in the commercial exploitation of the Internet when it emerged from the scientific community. He has held a series of senior management roles with responsibility for the development, delivery, product management and distribution of internet/intranet services culminating in leadership of BT's eCommerce product division.

Myles holds a first class honours degree in applied physics, a PhD in optoelectronics and an MBA. He is a fellow of the chartered management institute, a chartered physicist and a chartered engineer.