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Charlie Ergen
American businessman
Not to be confused with Charlie Engen.
Charles William Ergen (born March 1, 1953) is an American businessman and the is co-founder and chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar.
He served as CEO of Dish Network until May 2011, when he stepped down and was succeeded by Joseph Clayton.
Charles ergen biography
Ergen resumed the role in March 2015 after Clayton's retirement, serving until December 2017, when Erik Carlson, then president and COO, was promoted to CEO.[1] Ergen remains chairman of the company.[2] Ergen owns 48 percent of Dish[3]: 6 and 46 percent of Echostar shares,[3]: 8 which gives him 78 percentage of Dish's[3]: 6 and 72 percent of EchoStar's[3]: 8 total voting power.
Early career
After graduating with an M.B.A. from Wake Forest in 1976, Ergen worked as a financial analyst for Frito-Lay. He "retired" in 1978 in hopes