MERIDIAN (dpa-AFX) - DISH Network Corp. announced Hamid Akhavan has joined
the company as president and chief executive officer, in addition to his current
role as CEO and president of EchoStar. Akhavan will oversee all aspects of the
company's video services and wireless businesses, as well as its subsidiaries.

Before joining DISH and EchoStar, Akhavan was most recently a partner at Twin
Point Capital, an investment firm, and a founding partner of Long Arc Capital
LLC. He held a variety of executive leadership positions including CEO of Unify
Inc., Chief Operating Officer at Deutsche Telekom and CEO of T-Mobile
International.



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