ECHO - EchoStar Corporation
About EchoStar Corporation (https://echostar.com)
EchoStar Corp. engages in the design, development, and distribution of digital set-top boxes and products for direct-to-home satellite service providers. It operates through the following business segments: Pay-TV, Retail Wireless, and Broadband and Satellite Services. The Pay-TV segment business strategy is to be the best provider of video services in the United States by providing products with the best technology, outstanding customer service, and great value. The Retail Wireless segment offers Retail Wireless services as well as a competitive portfolio of wireless devices. The Broadband and Satellite Services segment business strategy is to maintain and improve leadership position and competitive advantage through development of technologies and services marketed to selected sectors within the consumer, enterprise and government markets globally. The company was founded by Charlie William Ergen, Candy Ergen, and James DeFranco in 1980 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.
Key Executives
| NAME | TITLE | DOB | SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles William Ergen | Co-Founder, President, CEO & Executive Chairman of the Board | 1953 | $4,648,665 USD |
| Hamid Akhavan-Malayeri | Consultant | 1961 | $2,513,307 USD |
| John W. Swieringa | President of Technology & COO | 1978 | $1,397,250 USD |
| Paul W. Orban | Executive VP & CFO | 1969 | $703,674 USD |
| Kenneth G. Carroll | Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development | 1955 | $467,038 USD |
| Cantey McAdam Ergen | Senior Advisor & Director | 1956 | – |
| James DeFranco | Director & Executive VP | 1953 | – |
| Jeffrey H. Blum | Executive VP of Government Affairs, Acting Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | – | – |
| Katherine E. Flynn | Senior VP & Chief People Officer | 1984 | – |
| Robert Joseph Rupczynski | President of Retail Wireless | – | – |