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MATT

OWEN

VP, Controller -

Disney/ABC Television

Matt is currently the Vice President, Controller for the Disney

ABC Television Group. In this role his team is responsible for

the accurate preparation of financial statements and recording

transactions for the various business units and equity

investments of the Media business. Prior to that Matt was the

head of Management Audit for The Walt Disney Company for

five years. In that role he was responsible for the conduct of

internal audits throughout the Company as well as Special

Investigations that involve financial irregularities.

Before joining Disney in 2005 Matt was the Vice President

Internal Audit for Oracle Corporation, a Managing Director with

Standard & Poor’s Corporate Value Consulting group, and a

Partner with Arthur Andersen where he spent the first 17 years

of his career including leading the Transaction Advisory Due

Diligence practice in Northern California and 3 years in Seoul,

Korea in both Transaction Advisory and Quality Assurance

roles.

Matt earned both a Masters in Accountancy and Bachelors of

Science in Accounting from Brigham Young University. He is a

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management

Accountant (CMA) and Chartered Global Management

Accountant (CGMA).