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. He is co-founder and chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar. He stepped down as CEO of Dish in May 2011 in favor of Joseph Clayton. Ergen resumed as CEO upon Clayton's March 2015 retirement and was CEO until December 2017, when he promoted president and COO Erik Carlson to CEO,[1] but remains as chairman.[2] Reuters reported that the move was effected to remove the day-to-day responsibilities of running DISH and provide more time for Ergen to build out the company's emerging wireless business.[2] Ergen owns 48 percent of Dish[3]: 6 and 46 percent of Echostar shares.[3]: 8 He holds 78 percent of Dish's[3]: 6 and 72 percent of EchoStar's[3]: 8 total voting power.
^ ab"Dish co-founder Ergen steps down from CEO role to focus on wireless". Reuters. 5 December 2017.
^ ab"Dish co-founder Ergen steps down from CEO role to focus on wireless". Reuters. December 5, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ abcd"Schedule 14A". SEC. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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