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`Management Team
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`Michael T. Dugan
`President & CEO
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`In November 2009, Michael Dugan was named the company's President and CEO. Mr. Dugan
`has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2007, and previously served in
`several executive roles at the combined company from 1990–2004 prior to EchoStar's spinoff
`from DISH Network Corporation in January 2008. Until October 2006, Mr. Dugan was DISH
`Network's Chief Technology Officer, and prior to 2004 was its President and Chief Operating
`Officer. In that capacity, Mr. Dugan had been responsible for, among other things, all operations
`except legal, finance and accounting at DISH Network. Until April 2000, Mr. Dugan had been
`President of EchoStar Technologies Corporation. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President of
`the Consumer Products Division of DISH Network. Mr. Dugan began his EchoStar career as Vice
`President of engineering in 1990 for the subsidiary that later became EchoStar Technologies
`L.L.C. Mr. Dugan is credited with being the chief architect behind the technological foundation for
`DISH Network and EchoStar.
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`Anders N. Johnson
`President, EchoStar Satellite Services
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`Anders Johnson serves as President of EchoStar Satellite Services, L.L.C. Mr. Johnson was
`previously at SES, where he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Satellite Development.
`Mr. Johnson joined SES GLOBAL after the combination of GE AMERICOM and SES in 2001.
`Prior to SES, he worked at GE from 1985 in a variety of executive-level roles including Satellite
`Services, Aviation Services and Transportation & Industrial Financing. Mr. Johnson holds a B.S.
`Degree from the New York Institute of Technology.
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`Mark W. Jackson
`President, EchoStar Technologies
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`Mark Jackson serves as the President of EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., a position he has held
`since 2004. Mr. Jackson served as Senior Vice President of EchoStar (now known as DISH
`Network) from April 2000 until June 2004 and as Senior Vice President of Satellite Services from
`December 1997 until April 2000. Mr. Jackson also served as Vice President of Engineering
`starting in 1996 after joining the company in 1993 as Director of Engineering. Prior to that, Mr.
`Jackson was Director of Engineering at Tandon Corporation, Inc., where he was responsible for
`product development, strategic planning and new product conception and definition. Jackson
`studied electrical engineering at Texas Tech University.
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`Pradman P. Kaul
`President, Hughes Network Systems
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`Effective August 1, 2011, Pradman P. Kaul became a member of the EchoStar Board of
`Directors. Mr. Kaul also serves as the President of Hughes Network Systems L.L.C., a wholly-
`owned subsidiary of EchoStar. Previously, Mr. Kaul served as the Chief Operating Officer,
`Executive Vice President and Director of Engineering of Hughes Network Systems, L.L.C. ("HNS"
`and, together with Hughes Communications, Inc.–"Hughes"), a wholly owned subsidiary of
`Hughes Communications, Inc. Before joining HNS in 1973, Mr. Kaul worked at COMSAT
`Laboratories in Clarksburg, Maryland. Mr. Kaul received a Bachelor of Science degree in
`electrical engineering from George Washington University and a Master of Science degree in
`electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He holds numerous patents
`and has published articles and papers on a variety of technical topics concerning satellite
`communications. Mr. Kaul has been inducted as a member of the National Academy of
`Engineering. With over 37 years of experience at Hughes, Mr. Kaul has a deep knowledge and
`understanding of the satellite industry.
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`David J. Rayner
`Executive Vice President & CFO
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`David Rayner serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rayner has a
`long history with EchoStar, dating back to 2004 when EchoStar and DISH Network Corporation
`(DISH) were part of the same company. At DISH, he served first as Chief Financial Officer and
`later as Executive Vice President of installation and service networks. After the spinoff of
`EchoStar in 2008, Mr. Rayner served first as EchoStar’s Chief Administrative Officer and later as
`Chief Financial Officer of EchoStar until 2011. Prior to his tenure at EchoStar, Mr. Rayner served
`as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner Telecom in Denver.
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`Dean A. Manson
`Executive Vice President, General Counsel
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`Dean Manson serves as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, a
`position he has held since November 2011, and is responsible for all legal and government affairs
`of EchoStar and its subsidiaries. Mr. Manson also serves as Executive Vice President–General
`Counsel and Secretary of Hughes Communications, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EchoStar
`(together with Hughes Network Systems, L.L.C.–"Hughes"). Mr. Manson joined Hughes in 2000
`from the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, where he focused on international project
`finance and corporate transactions, and was appointed General Counsel of Hughes in 2004. Mr.
`Manson received a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Princeton University and a Juris
`Doctorate from Columbia University School of Law.
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`Kenneth G. Carroll
`Executive Vice President, Corporate & Business Development
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`Ken Carroll serves as Executive Vice President, Corporate and Business Development. Mr.
`Carroll is a 20-year veteran of the satellite TV and satellite broadband industry and has held
`several positions with EchoStar, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer of
`EchoStar Satellite Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, and Executive Vice
`President–Business Development and International. Prior to joining the company, from 2003 to
`2010, Mr. Carroll served as President and Chief Operating Officer of WildBlue Communications,
`Inc., a nationwide satellite broadband company. In addition, Mr. Carroll previously served as Chief
`Financial Officer for Liberty Satellite & Technology and direct-to-home satellite TV provider
`PrimeStar.
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`Kranti Kilaru
`Executive Vice President, Information Technology and Business Systems
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`Kranti Kilaru serves as Executive Vice President of Information Technology and Business
`Systems. In this capacity, Mr. Kilaru is responsible for EchoStar's state-of-the-art digital
`broadcast centers, systems engineering group and global information technology infrastructure
`and operations. Prior to his current role, Mr. Kilaru served as Senior Vice President of EchoStar’s
`systems engineering group from April 2005 through June 2013. Mr. Kilaru joined EchoStar in 1989
`as an electrical engineer and has directly contributed to the development of many EchoStar
`products and technologies over the years. Beginning in 1993, Mr. Kilaru served two years in
`EchoStar's international division and was a key participant in the launch of the DISH Network
`service in 1996. Mr. Kilaru holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of
`Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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`Sandra L. Kerentoff
`Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources
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`Sandra Kerentoff has served as our Executive Vice President of Global Human Resources since
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`February 2012, following her appointment as head of Global Human Resources in October 2011.
`Ms. Kerentoff also has served as Senior Vice President of Administration and Human Resources
`of Hughes Network Systems, L.L.C. since April 2000. Ms. Kerentoff joined Hughes Network
`Systems, L.L.C. in 1977 and, from 1977 to 2000, held various positions of increasing
`responsibility. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Michigan State
`University.
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