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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
(furnished in accordance with Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K, pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K)
The following table and information below sets forth the name, age and position with DISH Network of each of our
executive officers, the period during which each executive officer has served as such, and each executive officer’s
business experience during the past five years:
Name Age Position
Charles W. Ergen ............ 61 Chairman
Joseph P. Clayton ........... 65 President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
W. Erik Carlson .............. 45 Executive Vice President, In-Home Service and Manufacturing Operations
Thomas A. Cullen ........... 55 Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
James DeFranco .............. 62 Executive Vice President and Director
R. Stanton Dodge ............ 47 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Bernard L. Han ............... 50 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Michael Kelly ................. 53 Executive Vice President
Roger J. Lynch ................ 52 Chief Executive Officer, Sling TV Holding L.L.C.
Michael K. McClaskey ... 51 Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
David M. Shull................ 42 Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Steven E. Swain .............. 47 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Charles W. Ergen. Mr. Ergen is our executive Chairman and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of DISH
Network since its formation and, during the past five years, has held executive officer and director positions with
DISH Network and its subsidiaries. Mr. Ergen also serves as executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of EchoStar. Mr. Ergen co-founded DISH Network with his spouse, Cantey Ergen, and James DeFranco,
in 1980.
Joseph P. Clayton. Mr. Clayton has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and has been a member of
our Board of Directors since June 2011. Mr. Clayton served as Chairman of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (Sirius) from
November 2004 to July 2008 and served as Chief Executive Officer of Sirius from November 2001 to November
2004. Prior to joining Sirius, Mr. Clayton served as President of Global Crossing North America, as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Corporation and as Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales - Americas
and Asia, of Thomson S.A. Mr. Clayton previously served on the Board of Directors of Transcend Services, Inc.
from 2001 to April 2012 and on the Board of Directors of EchoStar from October 2008 to June 2011.
W. Erik Carlson. Mr. Carlson has served as our Executive Vice President, In-Home Service and Manufacturing
Operations since February 2008 and is responsible for overseeing our residential and commercial installations,
customer billing and equipment retrieval and refurbishment operations. Mr. Carlson previously was Senior Vice
President of Retail Services, a position he held since mid-2006. He joined DISH Network in 1995 and has held
operating roles of increasing responsibility over the years.
Thomas A. Cullen. Mr. Cullen has served as our Executive Vice President, Corporate Development since July 2011.
Mr. Cullen served as our Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Programming from April 2009 to July
2011 and as our Executive Vice President, Corporate Development from December 2006 to April 2009. Before
joining DISH Network, Mr. Cullen held various executive positions in the Telecommunications, Cable and Wireless
industries.
James DeFranco. Mr. DeFranco is one of our Executive Vice Presidents and has been one of our vice presidents
and a member of the Board of Directors since our formation. During the past five years he has held various
executive officer and director positions with our subsidiaries. Mr. DeFranco co-founded DISH Network with
Charles W. Ergen and Cantey Ergen, in 1980.