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  • Eric Freeman named Walt Disney Internet Group vice president technology

    Eric Freeman named Walt Disney Internet Group vice president technology

    MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) has appointed Eric Freeman as vice president, technology, with responsibility for the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online.

    Freeman will lead the charge in driving technology development of the web properties and new media activities for The Walt Disney company’s theme parks and resort hotel properties, including information websites, e-commerce and online attractions.

    Freeman returns to the Walt Disney Internet Group after a two-year stint with O’Reilly Media Inc., where he co-directed and co-authored the publishing firm’s “Head First” series of technical reference books, including the award-winning Head First Design Patterns and the bestselling Head First HTML.

    “We’re thrilled to welcome Eric back to our team. There are few people with his level of credentials in theoretical and practical technology, and his forward-thinking abilities will be a valuable asset in helping us stay ahead of the curve in a rapidly growing and changing category,” said Walt Disney Internet Group executive vice president and chief technology officer Douglas Parish.

    Freeman originally joined the Walt Disney Internet Group in 2000, where he initially acted as a director in the company’s portal division. He later served as director of engineering, driving development in the areas of broadband, wireless, media content distribution, wireless technology and content syndication. This includes co-inventing WDIG Motion, a proprietary, patent-pending Internet technology allowing broadband users to view high-quality video, embedded in standard Web pages, without impacting narrowband users’ experiences.

  • Jigalova-Ozkan appointed as Walt Disney Russia managing director

    Jigalova-Ozkan appointed as Walt Disney Russia managing director

    MUMBAI: Marina Jigalova-Ozkan has been named Managing Director for The Walt Disney Company (Russia). The announcement was made by Walt Disney International president Andy Bird.

    In this capacity, Jigalova-Ozkan will be responsible for driving the company’s growth strategy and coordinating all of Disney’s business efforts in Russia, which will include overseeing Disney’s global brands in the market; expanding existing businesses; and seeking out new business opportunities.

    With Jigalova-Ozkan’s appointment, Disney will now have its existing businesses in Russia managed locally, with all business segments reporting in to Jigalova-Ozkan, as well as their respective business units. Jigalova-Ozkan will be based in Moscow and will assume her new post on 1 April, 2006.

    “We are delighted to bring Marina’s knowledge of the Russian media sector and her expertise in building businesses in Russia to Disney as we increase our presence throughout the country. All economic and business indicators point to impressive growth potential for Disney in Russia and Marina’s experience will be invaluable as we continue to exploit new business opportunities and contribute to Disney’s long term growth,” said Bird.

    Jigalova-Ozkan joins Disney from Prof Media Moscow, where she served as first deputy general director. Prof Media Holding is the largest private diversified media holding in Russia and whilst there, Jigalova-Ozkan led the management of the group in their launch of new businesses and acquisitions of new media assets, the development and implementation of restructuring programs in both the publishing and radio segments, as well as day-to-day operations.