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Charles W. Ergen
DISH Network (DISH) |
2009 Annual Comp.
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$999,913
$1,985,413
$0
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Base Salary |
$623,078 |
| Cash Bonus |
$0 |
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Stock Gains
Stock Expense
Stock Granted
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$0
$0
$0
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Options Gains
Options Expense
Options Granted
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$0
$985,500
$0
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| Other |
$376,835 |
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FYE 12/31/09 |
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Biography
Mr. Ergen serves as our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ergen has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DISH Network since its formation and, during the past five years, has held various executive officer and director positions with DISH Network and our subsidiaries including the position of President from time to time. Most recently, Mr. Ergen has served as our President since February 2008. Mr. Ergen, along with his wife, Cantey Ergen, and James DeFranco, was a co-founder of DISH Network in 1980. Mr. Ergen also serves as Chairman of EchoStar Corporation ("EchoStar") and served as Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar from its formation in 2007 until November 2009. Mr. Ergen also served as EchoStar's President from June 2008 until November 2009. On January 1, 2008, we completed the spin-off of EchoStar (the "Spin-off"), which was previously our subsidiary. Mr. Ergen's qualifications to serve on our Board include his experience discussed above especially, among other things, his roles as our co-founder and controlling shareholder.
| Board Memberships |  | Echostar
Chair of the Board | | DISH Network
Chair of the Board | | Former Named Executive Positions | | EchoStar
Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer and President | | Former Board Affiliations | | N/A |
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Accumulated Wealth
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Total |
$4,514,891,523 |
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Equity Holdings |
$4,514,891,523 |
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Pension Balance |
$0 |
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Deferred Comp. Balance |
$0 |
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