Englewood, Colo., USA - December 14, 2015, Englewood, Colo., USA - Dish Network Corporation, a direct-broadcast satellite service provider, announced a series of senior management changes.
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DISH veteran of 20 years and EVP of Operations, Erik Carlson, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer.
A DISH veteran of nearly two decades, Mr. Carlson has held numerous roles throughout the company. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of Operations.
Prior to that, Mr. Carlson managed the company’s indirect sales operations as Senior Vice President of Retail Services and Sales.
He received his undergraduate degree from Bradley University.
Current DISH COO and EVP Bernie Han was named EVP of Strategic Planning.
Mr. Han began his career in the pay-TV industry as Chief Financial Officer at DISH in 2006. Most recently, he served as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the company's Finance, Marketing, Sales, Customer Retention, Operations, Information Technologies, Product, Programming and Media Sales organizations.
A 17-year veteran of the airline industry, he previously worked as Chief Financial Officer at Northwest Airlines, and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at America West Airlines.
He received his Master of Business Administration, Master of Electrical Engineering and Bachelor of Science degrees from Cornell University.
Additionally, DISH has appointed Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller Paul Orban as Chief Accounting Officer.
Mr. Orban has had key roles in significant debt offerings, acquisitions and divestitures over the years including the “spinoff†of Echostar Corporation in 2008, which created two independent, publicly traded companies: DISH Network Corporation, which provides consumers with the highest quality programming and technology in pay-TV, and Echostar, a premier global provider of satellite operations and video delivery solutions.
Following the “spinoff,†Mr. Orban was the Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller for both DISH Network Corporation and Echostar Corporation until 2012. Today, he remains Corporate Controller for DISH.
Mr. Orban joined DISH in 1996 as a Senior Manager of Accounting and was responsible for all aspects of SEC external financial reporting.
Prior to his current position, he held various leadership positions with increasing responsibility including Director of Accounting, Vice President of Accounting and Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller.
Before joining DISH, he was an auditor at Arthur Anderson LLP, where he was responsible for the audits of numerous companies including many SEC registrants in the Denver area. As a CPA, Mr. Orban is a member of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He holds his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado.
Chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen is relinquishing the role of DISH President. ■