Martin G. Bean
Encyclopedia
Martin Bean is vice-chancellor
(chief executive) of The Open University
, the largest university in the United Kingdom
. He was appointed to the post in December 2008 and took up office on 1 October 2009.
His preceding appointment was as General Manager responsible for product management, marketing and business development for the Worldwide Education Products Group at Microsoft
. He has previously worked at Novell
Inc., Sylvan Learning
, Thomson Learning, and New Horizons
Computer Learning Centres, Inc.
He is married, with three daughters.
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
(chief executive) of The Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
, the largest university in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. He was appointed to the post in December 2008 and took up office on 1 October 2009.
His preceding appointment was as General Manager responsible for product management, marketing and business development for the Worldwide Education Products Group at Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. He has previously worked at Novell
Novell
Novell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
Inc., Sylvan Learning
Sylvan Learning
Sylvan Learning consists of franchised and corporate supplemental learning centers which provide personalized instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills, homework support, and test preparation for college entrance and state exams...
, Thomson Learning, and New Horizons
New Horizons
New Horizons is a NASA robotic spacecraft mission currently en route to the dwarf planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to fly by and study Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, Hydra and S/2011 P 1. Its estimated arrival date at the Pluto-Charon system is July 14th, 2015...
Computer Learning Centres, Inc.
He is married, with three daughters.