EchoStar Corp. announced today that Michael T. Dugan has been named the company’s president and CEO, positions formerly held by Charlie Ergen.
Ergen will remain chairman of Douglas County-based EchoStar.
Dugan served in several executive roles, including president and chief operating officer, at the combined company from 1990 to 2004 before EchoStar spun off from Dish Network in January 2008. He currently sits on EchoStar’s board of directors.
“Mike was the chief architect behind the technological foundation for EchoStar and Dish Network, and I am pleased to welcome him back into the company he helped build,” Ergen said in a statement. “Having Mike on board, along with the current executive management, establishes a highly seasoned team for leading EchoStar’s endeavors in deploying advanced set-top box technologies and delivering satellite services worldwide.”
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