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11-18-2009, 01:42 PM
Echo* names Dugan as CEO, Ergen remains Chairman
Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:54am EST
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Media mogul Charlie Ergen relinquished his role as chief executive of Echo* Corp, and named Michael Dugan to run the maker of television set-top boxes.
Dugan, 60, a senior advisor and member of the company's board of directors and, will serve as president and CEO.
Ergen will stay on as chairman, a role he also holds at DN Corp. DN was formerly known as Echo* Communications Corp, and spun off its technology assets over a year ago, including its set-top box division, to create Echo*.
Dugan previously served in several roles at the combined company including president and chief operating officer.
"Mike was the chief architect behind the technological foundation for Echo* and DN, and I am pleased to welcome him back into the company he helped build," Ergen said in a statement. (Reporting by Franklin Paul; Editing by Derek Caney)
Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:54am EST
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Media mogul Charlie Ergen relinquished his role as chief executive of Echo* Corp, and named Michael Dugan to run the maker of television set-top boxes.
Dugan, 60, a senior advisor and member of the company's board of directors and, will serve as president and CEO.
Ergen will stay on as chairman, a role he also holds at DN Corp. DN was formerly known as Echo* Communications Corp, and spun off its technology assets over a year ago, including its set-top box division, to create Echo*.
Dugan previously served in several roles at the combined company including president and chief operating officer.
"Mike was the chief architect behind the technological foundation for Echo* and DN, and I am pleased to welcome him back into the company he helped build," Ergen said in a statement. (Reporting by Franklin Paul; Editing by Derek Caney)