UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) : April 27, 2009
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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0-26176
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88-0336997 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer |
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Identification No.) |
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| 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. |
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| ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
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80112 |
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(303)
723-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
DISH DBS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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333-31929
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84-1328967 |
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(Commission File Number)
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Identification No.) |
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| 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. |
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| ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
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80112 |
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(Zip Code) |
(303)
723-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On April 27, 2009, DISH Network Corporation (“DISH Network”) issued a press release announcing the
appointment of Mr. Robert E. Olson as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DISH
Network, effective April 27, 2009, succeeding Mr. Bernard L. Han, who will assume the new role of
Chief Operating Officer in charge of operations, information technologies, and finance functions of
DISH Network. DISH Network also announced that Executive Vice President Thomas A. Cullen will
assume additional leadership responsibilities. Effective April 27, 2009, Mr. Cullen will oversee all of
DISH Network’s sales and marketing functions, in addition to his existing management of programming operations.
Mr. Olson, age 50, was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Trane Commercial Systems, the
largest operating division of American Standard. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of
AT&T’s Consumer Services division and later its Business Services division. He also held leadership
roles in finance, marketing, operations and planning at American Airlines. Mr. Olson holds a
bachelors degree in chemical engineering from the University of Alabama and a masters degree in
business administration from UCLA.
Mr. Han, age 45, was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DISH Network in
September 2006. Mr. Han also serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) pursuant to a management services agreement between DISH Network and EchoStar that was
entered into in connection with the Spin-off of EchoStar from DISH Network. From
October 2002 to May 2005, Mr. Han served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Northwest Airlines, Inc. Prior to October 2002, he held positions as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at America West
Airlines, Inc.
Mr. Cullen, age 49, was named our Executive Vice President, Corporate Development in December
2006. Before joining DISH Network, Mr. Cullen served as President of TensorComm, a venture-backed
wireless technology company. From August 2003 to April 2005, Mr. Cullen was with Charter
Communications Inc., serving as Senior Vice President, Advanced Services and Business
Development from August 2003 until he was promoted to Executive Vice President in August 2004. From
January 2001 to October 2002, Mr. Cullen was General Partner of Lone Tree Capital, a private equity
partnership focused on investment opportunities in the technology and communications sector.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release “DISH Network Strengthens Senior Leadership Team” |