Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Ergen is our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. 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.
Mr. Dugan serves as a member of our board of directors. Until October 2006, Mr. Dugan was DISH Network's Chief Technology Officer, and prior to 2004 was its President and Chief Operating Officer. In that capacity, Mr. Dugan had been responsible for, among other things, all operations except legal, finance and accounting at DISH Network. Until April 2000, Mr. Dugan had been President of EchoStar Technologies Corporation. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President of the Consumer Products Division of DISH Network. Mr. Dugan has been employed with DISH Network since 1990. Mr. Dugan has served as a director of Citizens Communications Company since October 2006.
Mr. Goodbarn serves as a member of our board of directors and is a member of our Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and Audit Committee, where he serves as our "audit committee financial expert." Mr. Goodbarn has also served as a member of DISH Network Corporation's board of directors since December 2002, and is a member of its Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and Audit Committee. Since July 2002, Mr. Goodbarn has served as director and president of Secure64 Software Corporation, a company he co-founded. Mr. Goodbarn was chief financial officer of Janus Capital Corporation from 1992 until late 2000. During that time, he was a member of the executive committee and served on the board of directors of many Janus corporate and investment entities. Until September 2003, Mr. Goodbarn also served as a director of Nighthawk Systems. Mr. Goodbarn is a CPA and spent 12 years at Price Waterhouse prior to joining Janus.
Mr. Moskowitz serves as a member of our board of directors. From March 1990 until July 1, 2007, Mr. Moskowitz was an Executive Vice President and the Secretary and General Counsel of DISH Network, where he is currently a senior advisor and serves as a member of its board of directors.
Mr. Ortolf serves as a member of the board of directors, and is a member of our Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and Audit Committee. Mr. Ortolf also serves as a member of the board of directors of DISH Network Corporation, and is a member of its Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and Audit Committee. Mr. Ortolf has been the President of Colorado Meadowlark Corp., a privately held investment management firm, for more then ten years. From 1988 until 1991, Mr. Ortolf served as DISH Network's President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Schroeder serves as a member of our board of directors, and serves on our Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and Audit Committee. Mr. Schroeder has served on the board of directors of DISH Network Corporation since November 2003 and is a member of its Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and Audit Committee. In 1981, Mr. Schroeder founded Consumer Satellite Systems, Inc. (CSS), which he grew to encompass a 10 state distribution system operating in a region ranging from Wisconsin to Florida. CSS served retailers selling satellite systems, televisions and a range of consumer electronics products. Mr. Schroeder also founded a programming division of CSS that grew to serve over 400,000 subscribers.
Mr. Vogel is currently Vice Chairman of our board of directors and is an advisor to us. Mr. Vogel also serves as Vice Chairman of DISH Network Corporation. From 2001 until 2005, Mr. Vogel served as the President and CEO of Charter Communications Inc., a publicly-traded company providing cable television and broadband services to approximately six million customers. Prior to joining Charter, Mr. Vogel worked as an executive officer in various capacities for the companies affiliated with Liberty Media Corporation. Mr. Vogel was one of DISH Network's executive officers from 1994 until 1997, including serving as DISH Network's President from 1995 until 1997. Mr. Vogel has served as a director of Shaw Communications, Inc. since June 2006.
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