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Charlie Ergen
Charlie Ergen | |
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| Born | Charles William Ergen March 1, 1953 |
| Alma mater | Oak Ridge High School University of Tennessee (BA) Wake Forest University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder, Dish Network |
| Title | Chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar Corporation[1] |
| Term | 1998- |
| Spouse | Candy Ergen |
| Children | 5 |
Charles William Ergen (born March 1, 1953) is an American businessman and the is co-founder and chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar. He served as CEO of Dish Network until May 2011, when he stepped down and was succeeded by Joseph Clayton. Ergen resumed the role in March 2015 after Clayton's retirement, serving until December 2017, when Erik Carlson, then president and COO, was promoted to CEO.[1] Ergen remains chairman of the company.[2] Ergen owns 48 percent of Dish[3]: 6 and 46 percent of Echostar shares,[3]: 8 which gives him 78 percentage of Dish's[3]: 6 and 72 percent of EchoStar's[3]: 8 total voting power.
- ^ a b "Dish co-founder Ergen steps down from CEO role to focus on wireless". Reuters. 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Dish co-founder Ergen steps down from CEO role to focus on wireless". Reuters. December 5, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Schedule 14A". SEC. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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