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Charles W. Ergen, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer: Charles Ergen started DISH Network Corporation (formerly EchoStar Communications Corporation) in 1980, which sold C-band satellite TV dishes to rural homes in Colorado. Under his vision and leadership, DISH Network was launched in 1996, which has become the fastest growing direct-to-home satellite television company in the United States. In 2001, Ergen was the first person to ever win the Rocky Mountain News' Business Person of the Year for a second time, being recognized for the same award in 1996. Ergen was named to the Forbes Magazine Top Ten CEO's list and as the Frost & Sullivan 2001 CEO of the Year for Satellite Industry. In 2000, Aviation Week Magazine named him Space Industry Business Man of the Year. In June 1991, INC. Magazine named him Master Entrepreneur of the Year for the Rocky Mountain region. In 1988, he received the Home Satellite TV Association Star Award. Ergen was instrumental in fighting for consumer rights with the passage of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act in 1999 which gave American consumers the right to watch local TV channels via satellite. He has also testified before Congress regarding other video competition issues on numerous occasions and was a co-founder of the Satellite Broadcasting Communications Association. He received his B.S. in General Business and Accounting from the University of Tennessee and his M.B.A from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.
Tom Cullen, Executive Vice President: Tom Cullen serves as Executive Vice President of DISH Network and oversees all DISH Network sales, marketing and programming functions. Cullen has over 25 years of experience in the telecom, cable, satellite and wireless sectors. Previously, Cullen served in senior leadership roles at Charter Communications and MediaOne as well as two privately funded firms. Cullen graduated from the University of Colorado with a master's degree in Business Administration and received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University.
Bernard L. Han, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer: Bernie Han serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of DISH Network and is responsible for DISH Network's operations, information technologies and finance functions. Han served as CFO of DISH Network from September 2006 to April 2009. Prior to joining DISH Network, Han served as CFO of Northwest Airlines, and CFO and CMO of America West Airlines. He began his career in the space and communications group of Hughes Aircraft Company and, later, American Airlines. Han received master's degrees in Business Administration and Electrical Engineering as well as a bachelor's degree from Cornell University.
R. Stanton Dodge, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary: Stanton Dodge serves as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of DISH Network. He is responsible for all legal and regulatory affairs of Corporation and its subsidiaries. Since joining DISH Network in November 1996, he has held various positions with increasing responsibility in the legal department. Prior to joining DISH Network, Dodge served as a law clerk to the Hon. Jose D.L. Marquez of the Colorado Court of Appeals. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 1995 and his B.S. in accounting from the University of Vermont in 1991.
James DeFranco, Executive Vice President, Sales & Distribution: James DeFranco co-founded DISH Network along with Charles Ergen. DeFranco serves as the Executive Vice President and oversees retail sales and distribution. He has held various positions with DISH Network's subsidiaries, including president of Echo Acceptance Corporation, HTS and HT Ventures, Inc. DeFranco attended Clarkson College of Technology in Postdam, N.Y., where his academic emphasis was industrial distribution. DeFranco is a member on EchoStar's Board of Directors.
Michael Kelly, Executive Vice President, Commercial and Business Services: Michael Kelly serves the Executive Vice President of Commercial & Business Services at DISH Network, focusing on generating and increasing new lines of revenue within the fixed satellite service business. His responsibilities include the oversight of business television and DISH Network Business Solutions, advertising sales, interactive applications, and satellite-based Internet Protocol (IP) technologies. In 1991, Kelly founded Kelly Broadcasting Systems (KBS), a leader in distributing international radio and television programming in the United States. KBS was acquired by DISH Network in 2000. Prior to KBS, Kelly served as executive vice president of Hamilton Communications Consultants, Inc., a professional consulting firm that specialized in the design and construction of broadcast and telecommunications systems in the United States. Hamilton Communications was later acquired by Kelly. Kelly was also a DISH Network programmer and retailer for many years.
Robert E. Olson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer: Robert Olson serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DISH Network, overseeing financial functions of the company. Prior to joining DISH Network, Olson served as CFO of Trane Commercial Systems as well as CFO of AT&T's Consumer Services division and, later, its Business Services division. In addition, Olson held leadership roles in finance, marketing, operations and planning with American Airlines. Olson holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama and a master's degree in Business Administration from UCLA.
Stephen Wood, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer: Stephen Wood serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Office for DISH Network. Prior to joining the company, Wood practiced employment and labor law, as well as held executive and directorial Human Resources positions at Cigna Healthcare, Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc. and Hardee's Food Systems. Most recently, Wood was Executive Vice President for Gate Gourmet International. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Wharton School of Executive Education. Wood received his undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.
W. Erik Carlson, Executive Vice President, Operations: Erik Carlson serves the Executive Vice President of Operations for DISH Network. He provides oversight of DISH Network Service (DNS), which conducts home and commercial installations, as well as supervises internal customer billing, equipment retrieval and refurbishment operations. Carlson previously oversaw customer service operations and was Senior Vice President of retail services & sales, a position he held since mid-2005. He joined DISH Network in 1995 and has held progressively larger operating roles over the years. Carlson received his undergraduate degree from Bradley University.