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20
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 62 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
W. Erik Carlson 46 President and Chief Operating Officer
Thomas A. Cullen 56 Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
James DeFranco 62 Executive Vice President and Director
R. Stanton Dodge 48 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Bernard L. Han 51 Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning
Vivek Khemka 43 Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Roger J. Lynch 53 Chief Executive Officer, Sling TV Holding L.L.C.
Michael K. McClaskey 52 Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Brian V. Neylon 50 Executive Vice President, Acquisition and Retention
Paul W. Orban 47 Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Warren W. Schlichting 54 Executive Vice President, Marketing, Programming, and Media Sales
Steven E. Swain 48 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
John W. Swieringa 38 Executive Vice President, Operations
Charles W. Ergen. Mr. Ergen is our executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 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 future spouse, Cantey Ergen, and
James DeFranco, in 1980.
W. Erik Carlson. Mr. Carlson has served as President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2015 and is
responsible for the day-to-day operations of DISH Network including Customer Acquisition and Retention, Operations,
Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Marketing, Media Sales, Information Technologies, Programming, and
Product Management. Mr. Carlson previously served as our Executive Vice President, In-Home Service and
Manufacturing Operations from February 2008 to December 2015. Mr. Carlson also served as 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 Executive Vice President, Corporate Development for DISH Network since
July 2011. Mr. Cullen previously 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 of DISH Network 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.
R. Stanton Dodge. Mr. Dodge has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since June 2007
and is responsible for all legal, government affairs and corporate communications for DISH Network and its subsidiaries.
Mr. Dodge has served on the Board of Directors of EchoStar since March 2009. Mr. Dodge also served as EchoStar’s
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from October 2007 to November 2011 pursuant to a
management services agreement between DISH Network and EchoStar. Since joining DISH Network in
November 1996, he has held various positions of increasing responsibility in DISH Network’s legal department.