COMPANY

Founded 1980 by Charles W. Ergen, his wife Cantey M. Ergen and James DeFranco, as a C-band satellite dish retailer in Colorado. Its digital satellite cable business, Dish Network, was launched in 1996. In 2007, Dish Network's set-top box and satellite services business was spun off as Echostar. In 2011, Echostar announced its pending purchase of Hughes Electronics for $1.35B.

Official Website:
http://www.dishnetwork.com/

Industry:
Communications

Ticker:
NASDAQ:SATS

Corporate headquarters:
Englewood, CO

Sales:
$1.54B (2007)

Employees:
1,500 (2008)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James DeFranco	Business	c. 1952		Co-Founder of Echostar
Cantey M. Ergen	Business	c. 1955		Co-Founder of Echostar
Charles W. Ergen	Business	1-Mar-1953		Co-Founder of Echostar
David Goodfriend	Government	3-Apr-1968		Democratic strategist
David K. Moskowitz	Attorney	c. 1958		General Counsel at Dish Network, 1990-2007
Tom A. Ortolf	Business	c. 1950		President of Echostar, 1988-91
Carl E. Vogel	Business	c. 1959		Vice Chairman of Dish Network

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles W. Ergen	Business	1-Mar-1953		Co-Founder of Echostar
Steven R. Goodbarn	Business	c. 1958		CFO of Janus Capital, 1992-2000
David K. Moskowitz	Attorney	c. 1958		General Counsel at Dish Network, 1990-2007
Tom A. Ortolf	Business	c. 1950		President of Echostar, 1988-91

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James DeFranco	Business	c. 1952		Co-Founder of Echostar

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